WWII
Bert Raymond Wright
Rate / Rank
Sergeant
Birthdate
January 8 1921
Date of Death
September 1 1995
Branch
USAAC
Active Duty Service
January 13 1942 - July 10 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Egypt-Libya; Tunisian; Sicilian; Southern France; Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; Normandy
- Air Offensive Europe; Air Combat Balkans; Rhineland; Ploesti Mission
- European Theater of Operations, August 20, 1942 - January 27, 1945
Significant Duty Stations
- Enlisted; Fort Benning, Georgia. Discharged; Fort Benning, Georgia.
- Advanced training; Chanute Field, Illinois.
- Mechanic B-24 bomber 98th Air Group, 15th Army Air Force
Decorations & Citations
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- with two silver stars and two bronze stars
- Distinguished Unit Badge with one oak leaf cluster
- Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Notes
US Army service number 14-067-348. Born; Wilmot, Arkansas. Graduate of Whigham High School Class of 1936. Burial; Woodlawn Cemetery, Whigham, Grady County, Georgia.