PVT
Elton E Wright
Aged 25, fallen April 25, 1945
- Unit
- Company E, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 37749756
- Hometown
- Jasper, Missouri
- Date of death
- April 25, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Crane Community Cemetery, Section IV Row C Lot 8 Grave 5, Crane, Missouri
Private Elton E Wright, serial number 37749756, of Jasper, Missouri, served with Company E of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on April 25, 1945, at the age of 25. He is buried at Crane Community Cemetery, Section IV Row C Lot 8 Grave 5, Crane, Missouri.
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