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WRIGHT, Samuel Gordon - Date of
birth
24 March 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37585095 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Pont-à-Mousson, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 68 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel J. Wright (father)
Elizabeth A. (Fahey) Wright (mother)
Helen E. Wright (sister)
Robert A. Wright (brother)
Joseph Wright (brother)
Harriet (Zachu) Wright (wife)
Judith A. Wright (daughter)
More information
Pvt Samuel G. Wright graduated Washington High School in Minneapolis and was a shipping clerk at Reeves Coal Co.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Minnesota Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Washburn High School Yearbook 1946