World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William James Wright, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK AND ABOARD USS LST-461 AND USS LST-451. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.