John A WRIGHT
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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 37552915 | |||||||||
AGE | -- yo | |||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | -- | |||||||||
STATE | MINNESOTA | |||||||||
FAMILY | -- | |||||||||
RANK | Pvt | |||||||||
FONCTION | Paratroopers | |||||||||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | - | |||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | - | |||||||||
COMPANY | Company I | |||||||||
BATTALION | 3rd Battalion | |||||||||
REGIMENT | 506th Parachutiste Infantry Regiment | |||||||||
DIVISION | 101st Airborne Division | |||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 | |||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Magneville | |||||||||
DATA PLAN | Douglas C-47 - type A-75-DL - s/n 42-100905 9X*? Chalk #15 Macr: 6167 Mission: Serial 16 Mission Albany - Paratroopers Transportation of 506th 101st AB - DZ-C (Hiesville) Position of the C47: 6juin1944.com Take Off: Station 463 Exeter, Devon UK For a drop at 01:40 Shots by flak | |||||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | |||||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A-75-DL - s/n 42-100905 Chalk #15 |
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1st Lieutenant | Ray Ben PULLEN | Pilot | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Farmington Cem. KENTUCKY | |
2nd Lieutenant | John M GREELEY | CoPilot | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Riverview Cem. INDIANA | |
S/Sergeant | Sidney H SALTZMAN | Radio | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Mount Sharon Cem. Springfield, PENNSYLVANIA | |
S/Sergeant | Finney W GORDON | Dispo | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Mem Park Cem. Tulsa, OKLAHOMA | |
Crew Paratroopers |
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1st Lieutenant | Gerald V Jr HOWARD | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Ardennes Neupre (Belg) | |
Pfc | Warren K CARNEY | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Pfc | John J KITTIA | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Pfc | William R OLSEN | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Pvt | James J FARRELL | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Pfc | Frederick H SMITH | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead | |
Pvt | Paul J WEBER | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - St-Andrew Cem. Shields, MICHIGAN | |
Pvt | Howard PHILLIPS | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Aragon Cem. GEORGIA USA | |
Pvt | Glen L WEIRICH | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - MIA - Tablets Cambridge | |
Pvt | Clarence M WRIGHT | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - MIA | |
Pvt | John A WRIGHT | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Sergeant | Robert TODD | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
T/4 | John E BRAY | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Greenwood Cem. New Orleans, LOUISIANA | |
Cpl | Donald K BIGNALL | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Cpl | Marvin Murry STALLINGS | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Fort Sam Houston Nat Cem. San Antonio, TEXAS | |
T/5 | Orville R VANDERPOOL | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Coop Prairie Cem. Mansfield, ARKANSAS | |
Pfc | Gilbert AMABISCO | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - St-Marys Cath Cem. Sacramento, CALIFORNIA | |
Pfc | Richard L CALHOON | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Mound Grove Cem. Independence, MISSOURI | |
Stele in memory of men who fell during the C47 crash at Magneville
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INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net |
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PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |