Wright Rollin Earnest, Jr.

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Rollin Earnest, Jr. Wright is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 'Strictly GI' (43-37594) Crash Marker

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.