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Personal info

Full name
WRIGHT, Cecil Byron
Date of birth
30 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Gilmer County, Georgia
Hometown
Gilmer County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34822693
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 4 7

Immediate family

Members
John Wright (father)
Carrie Wright (mother)
Eunice Wright (sister)
James Wright (brother)
Waldo Wirhgt (brother)
Pearl Wright (sister)
Ruby Wright (sister)
Lucille Wright (sister)
John B. Wright (brother)

More information

Pvt Cecil B. Wright enlisted at Fort Mcpherson in Atlanta, Georgia on 10 June 1943.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Peter Schouteten