World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George E. Wright
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Susanville, California
Honored By
VFW Post 6949
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. SERVED MARCH 14, 1941 TO OCTOBER 29, 1945. SURGICAL TECHNICIAN. SERVED IN NAPLES, ITALY AT 300TH GENERAL HOSPITAL. TOOK PART IN NAPLES-FOGGIA AND ROME-ARNO CAMPAIGNS. WAS IN CHARGE OF OPERATING ROOM. ASSISTED SURGEON IN MAJOR AND MINOR OPERATIONS. STERILIZED AND LAID OUT INSTRUMENTS, HANDLED AND COUNTED SAME DURING OPERATION. SCRUB NURSE. SUTURED AND DRESSED WOUNDS. GAVE SPINAL AND INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS. APPLIED CASTS AND SPLINTS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.