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WRIGHT, Wesley - Date of
birth
13 March 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Gloucester, Camden County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Camden County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42140153 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
323rd Field Artillery Battalion,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Barby, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 17 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Wright (father)
Beatrice (Chadwick) Wright (mother)
Parthenia A. Wright (sister)
Estella Wright (sister)
Bernice Wright (sister)
Dorothy Wright (sister)
John Wright (brother)
Beatrice Wright (sister)
Sarah E. Wright (wife)
More information
Pvt Wesley Wright enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 11 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Cards / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet