Sherman Grant Wright
Military
Official USAAF photo – NARA
Object Number - UPL 44966 - Sherman Wright, Molesworth, 21 November 1943. (Official USAAF photo – NARA)
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-39781. Prisoner of War (POW).
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681691
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35741259
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11103114
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12051051
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Paris, Illinois, USA | 16 November 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
18 November 1942 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
1 December 1943 - 12 June 1945 | Interned at Stalag Luft 4 in Heydekrug/Gross Tychow. NARA WWII POW record: “Returned to Military Control 12 June 1945.” | |
|
Died |
Paris, Illinois, USA | 17 December 2002 | |
| Vermilion, Edgar County, Illinois, USA | |||
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Buried |
Paris, Illinois, USA | Edgar Cemetery |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "Born" event per info in the "BIO" section.
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
MACR 1325
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
VA Gravesite Locator
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1325 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database