World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Leonard Wright
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Patti L. Baker & Margie A. Daniels
Relationship
Daughters
HE JOINED THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION IN SEPTEMBER 1937 AND WAS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS UNTIL MARCH 1945. HE WENT TO OKINAWA IN APRIL 1945, NORTH CHINA IN AUGUST 1945 TO REPATRIATE THE JAPANESE TROOPS. DISCHARGED HOME IN MARCH 1946.