Wright George W.

Name:

George W. Wright

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

17011793

Unit:

341st Bombardment Squadron, 97th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1942-10-21

State:

Nebraska

Cemetery:

North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

George W. Wright was born on July 25, 1922, in North Platte, Nebraska. He was the son of Harold Floyd Wright and Margaret Elaine Bundy Wright.

George served in the 341st Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Mechanic/Gunner on the B-17 #41-24344 'The Big Bitch' during World War II.

SSgt Wright was killed when his airplane crashed in Saint-Vougay, France. On October 21, 1942, his crew took off from Station 110 airfield in Polebrook, England, for a bombing attack in Lorient, France. Upon arrival over the target, their plane was shot down by an Fw190 piloted by Armind Landman, and exploded. Among the ten crew members, only two were able to survive. The others, including SSgt Wright, were killed in the incident.

The bodies of those who were killed were initially buried in the cemetery of Plouescat before being transferred. SSgt Wright is now buried in the North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net