Descendants of Charles Woolverton

John Edmund Wright and Jean I. Love

Husband John Edmund Wright [26932]
           Born: 6 Oct 1912
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Oct 1944 - England
         Buried:  - Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
         Father: Alvah (Alvin) Wright [26931] (      -      )
         Mother: Delphine (Della) Wait [26930] (1882-1965)
       Marriage: 5 Dec 1942 - ^[MRIN:9040]
Wife Jean I. Love [26933]
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
Children
1 M ? Wright [26934]
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General Notes: Husband - John Edmund Wright

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63277455

Birth: Oct. 6, 1912
Death: Oct. 25, 1944

A memorial that is said to be at Nichols Cemetery which reads:

"In memory of Flight Officer John Edmund Wright 89TC Sq. 438 T.C.C. Buried U.S. Army cemetery, Cambridge, England 1912 - 1944"

on Wait, Wright , Hedley lot.

John Edmund Wright's actual burial in England is at this URL link.

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John E. Wright is the son of Alvah 'Alvin' Wright and his wife Delphine 'Della' Wait. John attended the Nichols public schools, then Staunton Military Academy at Staunton, VA, and Cornell University. At Cornell he became involved in the reserve officer's training corps. He worked at IBM for a number of years, but when the United States joined the war, he enlisted in the Air Corps. On December 5, 1942, he married Miss Jean I Love. They had one son. John was killed in a tragic air crash in England while serving his country, having met his son only briefly.

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Family links:
Parents:
Delphine Wait Wright (1882 - 1965)

Sibling:
John Edmund Wright (1912 - 1944)
Harold Wait Wright (1917 - 1931)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Nichols Cemetery
Nichols
Tioga County
New York, USA

Created by: CC-Genealogy
Record added: Dec 24, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 63277455

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56295739

Birth: unknown
Death: Oct. 25, 1944

Service details for John E. Wright
Flight Officer, U.S. Army Air Force:
Service # T-124304
89th Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group
Entered the Service from New York

Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

(the above information and the plot information below was contributed by FindAGrave contributor #46944385 - 1/18/2013.
Thank You!)
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John Edmund Wright's remains rest here with those who fought by his side. His family created another memorial for him at the cemetery where much of his family and extended family reside at Nichols, NY.

Note: Entered the service from New York.

Burial:
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Coton
South Cambridgeshire District
Cambridgeshire, England
Plot: Plot D, Row 4, Grave 5

Maintained by: CC-Genealogy
Originally Created by: CWGC/ABMC
Record added: Aug 07, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 56295739
General Notes: Wife - Jean I. Love

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63277455
Notes: Marriage

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63277455