Willard Joseph Wright

1914 - 1944  (30 years)

• Name	Willard Joseph Wright
  Born	19 Mar 1914	East Grand Forks, Minnesota   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Census	1930	East Grand Forks, Polk Co., Minnesota
  	Willard J. Wright, age 16, in household of grandparents Michael J. Sullivan and Helen E. [Moran] Sullivan
  Census	1940	San Antonio, Los Angeles, California   [2]
  	Head of household Willard J. Wright, age 26, born East Grand Forks, Polk, Minnesota, occupation Short Order Cook; with wife Isabel G., age 25, born Grand Forks, North Dakota.
  Military	7 Nov 1942	Los Angeles, California
  	Enlisted. Service number: 39264762
  Cause of Death	KIA (killed in action)  [3]
  Died	18 Nov 1944	Netherlands
  Buried	Margraten, Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial   [4]
  Person ID	I3622	Moran
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	George Grant Wright,   b. About 1888, Wisconsin
  Mother	Mary Lillian Sullivan,   b. 29 Apr 1893, East Grand Forks, Minnesota ,   d. 5 Jan 1961, Philadelphia, PA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1913	Polk County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F1213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabel G. Stigar,   b. 1 Nov 1914, Grand Forks, North Dakota ,   d. 14 Nov 2011  (Age 97 years)
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F1712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Obituary

  Corporal Technician Willard B. Wright killed in action Grand Forks Herald, 21 December 1944, page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Minnesota Birth Certificates Index. [S329] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S334] World War II Army Casualties: California. [S335] US Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945.