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World War I
Veteran Photo Archive
Serving from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
JOHN S WRIGHT
Source: Westmoreland Towns in the World War, Page 202
WRIGHT, JOHN S.-Son of Mrs. Jessie A. Wright, Irwin, Pa. Enlisted April 14, 1917, in the Marine Corps, went to Paris Island, was attached to the 47th Company, 5th Regiment, 2nd Division. He sailed for France in June 1917, was wounded by shrapnel June 25, 1918, was awarded a Croix de Guerre. Returned to the United States Sept. 9, 1918, and was at the time of publication in Walter Reed Hospital.
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