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Personal info

Full name
WRIGHT, Clarence Edward
Date of birth
8 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina
Hometown
Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34997281
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
Serrig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 8 74

Immediate family

Members
Burton J. Wright (father)
Monnie Wright (mother)
Johnie Wright (brother)
Ray Wright (brother)
Joskie Wright (brother)
Betty J. Wright (sister)

More information

Pvt Clarence E. Wright enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 24 June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery