World War II Honoree

Eugene Richard Wright

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cumberland, Maryland

Honored By

Kandi Resh

Relationship

Granddaughter

EUGENE RICHARD WRIGHT WAS A MEMBER OF THE 202ND COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION. HIS MEDALS AND HONORS INCLUDE THE PURPLE HEART: 1ST ARMY, 2ND ARMY, 3RD ARMY, 9TH ARMY, AND 15TH ARMY. 5 CAMPAIGN AND 5 BATTLE STARS: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE, RHINELAND. OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, BREAK OUT AT ST. LO., BRIDGE AT CARHAIX 40 MILES AHEAD OF INFANTRY, BATTLE FOR BREST, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, ASSAULT CROSSING OF ROER RIVER, ASSAULT CROSSING RHINE RIVER AND BUILT THE LONGEST TREADWAY PONTOON BRIDGE IN THE WORLD (1152 FEET). HE ATTACHED TO AND SERVED WITH: 29TH DIVISION OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, 4TH ARMORED CARETAN, NORMANDY, 8TH INFANTRY CROZON PENINSULA BREST, 83RD INFANTRY-LUXEMBOURG, 28TH INFANTRY-LUXEMBOURG, 2ND DIVISION ST. VITH-BATTLE OF THE BULGE, 106TH DIVISION ST. VITH-BATTLE OF THE BULGE, 99TH DIVISION STAVELOT-MALMEDY, BASTOGNE, HUFFALIZE, 7TH ARMORED STAVELOT, 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION SPA, 87TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 47TH INFANTRY DIVISION BOULLION, 17TH AIRBORNER HUFFALIZE, 35TH INFANTRY ROER RIVER CROSSING, MEUSE RIVER, SITTARD, 8TH ARMORED HEROGEN, 15TH CALVARY GROUP VENLO AREA, 17TH ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION, RHINE RIVER CROSSING, 75TH INFANTRY DORTSEN, NAVAL TASK UNIT #122-5-3 GERMANY, RHINE RIVER CROSSING, 21ST ROYAL BRITISH ARMY-OPERATION PLUNDER, RHINE RIVER CROSSING AT THE TOWN OF WESSEL, GERMANY-AMERICAN, 12TH ARMY GROUP, BRITISH 21 ARMY GROUP, AND THE 5TH, 8TH, 15TH, AND 16TH U.S. ARMY CORPS.