John E. Wright

John E. Wright

Flight Officer, US Army Air Corps
Enlisted March 1942
Died October 25, 1944
Age 32

John Wright enlisted in the Army Air Corps in March 1942. He was awarded the Air Medal for piloting glider missions during the invasion of Normandy. He died in a plane crash October 25, 1944 in England. He was survived by his wife Jean Wright and son John (1) of Nichols.