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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Leo J. Wright

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Clearfield, South Dakota

Honored By

Honor Flight

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM MAY 1943 UNTIL DECEMBER 1945. STAFF SERGEANT SERVING AS TAIL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 BOMBER WITH THE 745 BOMB SQUAD, 456 BOMB GROUP FLYING IN 50 MISSIONS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON; EUROPEAN-AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 SILVER AND 1 BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.