Wright, Robert Edward “Bob”, born 09-02-1924 in Ohio, United States, to Pearl Emmett Wright ( 1894-1985) and his wife Bertha Marie, born Lincoln Wright. (1898-1982). Bob had two brothers William L “Bill” Wright (1919-1958)
and Philip Leroy Wright (1930-2015). Robert after graduating from high school in 1942 joined the 101st Airborne
501st Infantry Regiment
that fall and became a medic. Commander of the 101 Airborne Division was then Major General William Carey Lee “Bill”. Father Of The Airborne.
and commander of the 501 Regiment was Colonel Howard Ravenscroft “Jumpy” Johnson,
known by his peers as “Skeets”.
Bob became a familiar figure in our area, he loved coming back during the festivities of June 6 to find many people who became his family and friends, but mainly, it is with an old friend he had appointment; the Church of Angoville au Plain. At 1:25 on 06-06-1944 Medic Robert Wright jumped from a C 47
on Angoville Au Plain.
With a stretcher bearer, medic Kenneth “Ken” Moore, here left with Bob Wright..
The two medics establish an aid station in the village church, which then stood in the middle of the fighting. Robert and Kenneth roamed the fields to evacuate the wounded, in a short time, the modest building had over 80 souls. The enemy made extensive counterattacks, forcing their combat unit of the 501st Infantry Regiment to retreat toward Vierville.
However, Robert and Kenneth decided to stay alone in Angoville with the wounded, to treat not only Americans but Germans also. As the two medics treated both, they only required that weapons were left outside the church.
For more than 72 hours, Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore labored alone, under dense incoming artillery and mortar bombardment. They accomplished their duty of providing care and comfort in this religious building, defined only by a single red cross flag nailed on the door. Later in June 1944, Robert Wright and his companion Kenneth Moore were decorated for their action with the Silver Star
for Gallantry. The ceremony took take place on the Place de la République of Carentan, which was overshadowed by an enemy mortar which mortally wounded a little girl presenting flowers. September 17-09-1944, Robert Wright parachuted into Veghel, ( see nun Peters
), the Netherlands. He established a first aid station in a convent, where in addition to his Army companions, he treated five Catholic Nuns heavily injured.
On 21-12-1944, during the siege of Bastogne, he established an aid station in the basement of a farm at Bizory, where under extreme conditions, he treated a countless number of injuries. He then took an active part in the advancement of liberation troops providing them medical care until the liberation of Europe on 08-05-1945. Robert returned to the United States on 07-09-1945 and married Margaret Writsel on 30-09-1945. They had two children; Sherry and Robert Junior. Other than the Silver star, Robert Wright was awarded the Bronze Star
and 3 Purple Hearts.
From the many awards that Robert Wright was awarded for his exemplary behavior, the one that most marked him was his French Legion of Honor
that was presented to him June 06-06-2011 at Sainte Mère Eglise. After retiring in 1982, Robert Wright became active in the Methodist Church and devoted to the construction of homes and buildings for charitable organizations and for the poor.
Death and burial ground of Wright, Robert Edward “Bob”.



Bob died on 21-12-2013, age 89, peacefully at Hospice with his daughter Sherry, daughter-in-law Helen and son Robert at his side reading dozens of farewell messages from Europe and the U.S. The other medic involved with the aid station is Kenneth Moore, Moore, 90, died 07-12-2014 in a hospital in Sonoma, California. The cause was congestive heart failure, said his son, Francis. Frank Moore said that his father stayed in touch with his war buddies throughout his life, and that he spoke with fellow hero Bob Wright frequently.
Wright, Robert Edward “Bob”. is buried at the Angoville Au Plain Cherbourg-Octeville, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. His grave with the letters REW
Robert also has a memorial marker in the Florida National Cemetery,


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