World War II Honoree

Carl Lee Wright

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

HIS BATTALION SAILED FROM THE BOSTON PORT OF EMBARKATION ON FEBRUARY 19, 1945 AND ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON MARCH 1, 1945. SERVED AS A FORWARD OBSERVER RADIO OPERATOR IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 331ST FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. PARTICIPATED IN THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN. HIS DIVISION ENTERED COMBAT IN DEFENSIVE POSITIONS NEAR WEIDEN, GERMANY ON MARCH 28, 1945, MADE ITS FIRST ATTACK ON APRIL 9, 1945 TOWARD HOTOLPE-ALTENHUNDEM AND OVERRAN ATTENDORN ON APRIL 11, 1945. HIS UNIT TOOK PART IN THE REDUCTION OF THE RUHR POCKET AND THEN CONTINUED TO ATTACK ON APRIL 24, 1945 TO REACH EICHSTATT AND THE ALTMUHL RIVER. CROSSED THE DANUBE RIVER ON APRIL 27,1945, THE ISAR RIVER ON APRIL 30, 1945 AND WAS OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF SALZBURG, AUSTRIA WHEN HOSTILITIES ENDED ON MAY 7, 1945. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.