Russell Dean Wright was born Sept. 10, 1923 to Amos McKinley and Beulah Frances Davis Wright. He died Mar. 10, 1944 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Sac City, IA.
Pvt. Wright served in World War II with the U.S. Army 135th Field Artillery Battalion and was KIA in the Pacific Theater.
Russell Dean Wright was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
