World War II Honoree

Charles E. Wright

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Marjorie Wright

Relationship

Wife

ENTERED THE ARMY ON JUNE 2, 1942. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 0 465 593. TRAINED AT SALINA, KANSAS; FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA; AND MISSISSIPPI. SERVED IN THE HEADQUARTERS 94TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT FROM 1942 TO 1946. ARRIVED IN ENGLAND AUGUST 14, 1944 AND SERVED IN THE 3RD ARMY UNDER GENERAL GEORGE PATTON IN CHARGE OF A SURVEY CREW PERFORMING RECONNAISSANCE IN SUPPORT OF THE ARTILLERY. PERFORMED IN THE FOLLOWING BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED BRONZE STAR MEDAL, AIR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 4 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. PARTICIPATED IN PATTON'S 3RD ARMY OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE GERMAN COUNTEROFFENSIVE AT ARDENNES DURING THE WINTER OF 1944 AND 1945. AT THE END OF HOSTILITIES, WAS PART OF OCCUPATION FORCE IN WESTERN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. RETURNED TO U.S. FEBRUARY 6, 1946. DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE MAY 26, 1946 AT SEPARATION CENTER CAMP CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS.