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23rd Infantry Regiment, US Army (United States Army) |
| Died: |
19/07/1918 (Killed in Action) |
| Age: |
28 |
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Samuel James Wright was the youngest son of Thomas Wright. Samuel was born in Aughnacloy about 1890. The Ellis Island website lists a Samuel Wright, born Tyrone, who arrived in the United States on 26th May 1906. He was 16 years old. Samuel was living in Penn Line, Pennsylvania prior to enlisting. Sergeant Samuel J Wright was serving with 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division, of the United States Army when he was killed in action on 19th July 1918.
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The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial is an American military cemetery in northern France. Plots A through D contains the graves of 6,012 American soldiers who died while fighting in this vicinity during World War I, 597 of which were not identified, as well as a monument for 241 Americans who were missing in action during battles in the same area and whose remains were never recovered.
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