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WRIGHT, Edward Jay - Date of
birth
1 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Marquette County, Michigan -
Hometown
Melvindale, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36852731 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Münsterbusch, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jay Wright (father)
Amanda (Munter) Wright (mother)
Dorothy Wright (sister)
Ruth Wright (sister)
Bertha Wright (sister)
Loraine Wright (sister)
Jane Wright (sister)
JoAnne Wright (sister)
Jeanette Wright (sister)
Raymond Wright (brother)
Wilma B. (Cobb) Wright (wife)
Pamela Ann Wright (daughter)
More information
Pvt Edward J. Wright was a 1941 graduated of Melvindale High School and was employed at Cadillac Motor Company before he entered the service.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, Susan Linton, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Marriage Records, http://www.in-honored-glory.info/, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton - 1941 Melvindale High School Yearbook