Name:
Rollin Earnest, Jr. Wright
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
323rd-Bomber-Squadron-91st-Bomber-Group-Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-09-09
State:
Wyoming
Cemetery:
Monument Hill Cemetery, Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA
Plot:
Section 30
Row:
Lot 8
Grave:
1st Grave From North End of Lot
Decoration:
Citation of Honor, Purple Heart
Comments:
Rollin Earnest Wright Jr. was born on October 6, 1923, in Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming. He was the son of Rollin Earnest Wright and Olive Emily Davis Wright.
He served in the 323rd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was the tail gunner of B-17G 43-37594 "Strictly GI" that was shot down after a bombing mission in Mannheim and Ludwigshafen, Germany, crashing at Lachen-Speyerdorf Forest. He was Killed in Action on September 9, 1944, during the mission.