SSGT James Farrel “Jim” Wright (1924-1943)

SSGT James Farrel “Jim” Wright Veteran

Birth

1 Feb 1924

McLean County, Kentucky, USA

Death

28 Jun 1943 (aged 19)

At Sea

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Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

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Enlisted on 27 May 1942 in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force, 15102538
91st Bomber Group, Heavy, 322nd Bomber Squadron
Missing in Action

Served as a tail gunner for B-17F #42-5724 "Thunderbird". The plane crashed in the English Channel after a successful mission bombing St. Nazaire's shipyard.
MACR #15710

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Entered the service from Kentucky.

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SSGT James F Wright

1924–1944

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Emmett A Wright

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SSGT James F Wright

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