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name
WRIGHT, Robert E - Date of
birth
unknown -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1306673 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
John E. Wright (father)
Minnie V. (Selby) Wright (mother)
Beulah Wright (sister)
Eleanor Wright (sister)
Jack Wright (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Robert E. Wright graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Crawfordsville High School - 1941