World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas W. Wright
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nacogdoches, Texas
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Wilson & Peggy Wright
Relationship
Wife & Husband
Entered service in 1940 as a Private; Officer Candidate School (OCS), 1942; 2nd Lieutenant, July 31, 1942; El Paso, 1942-1943; April 1943, North Africa, Invasion of Sicily, Invasion of Anzio, 4 months; Invasion of Southern France; fought through France, Germany and Austria; Home, September 1945. Discharged as a Major.