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Facts and Events
| Name |
Joseph Francis Wright |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
17 Feb 1919 |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Census? |
1920 |
[[Place:Philadelphia, PA [gson] 33 Ward ED# 1107|Philadelphia, PA [gson] 33 Ward ED# 1107]] |
| Census? |
1930 |
[[Place:Philadelphia, PA [son] 33 Ward ED# 952|Philadelphia, PA [son] 33 Ward ED# 952]] |
| Military? |
Bet 4 Apr 1942 and 31 Aug 1945 |
Army Air Corps (Star Dust) |
| Military? |
Bet 1942 and 1945 |
381st Bombardment Squadron, 310th Bombardment Group (Medium), 57th Wing, 12th Air Force |
| Marriage |
20 Feb 1943 |
Germantown, Philadelphia, PAto Frances Elizabeth Cassidy |
| Other? |
Bet 1942 and 1945 |
Technical Sergeant, Army Air CorpsMilitary Title |
| Military? |
31 Aug 1945 |
Squadron C 3705th Army Air Force Base Unit |
| Medical? |
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born @@ 10 pm |
| Military? |
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Service No. 33 054 125 T4342 |
| Death? |
21 May 1991 |
Warminster, Bucks Co., PACause: Abdominal Aneurysm |
| Burial? |
May 1991 |
St John Newmann Cemetery, Chalfont, Bucks Co., PA |
| Other? |
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BrownEye color |
| Other? |
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BrownHair color |
| Other? |
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North Catholic, Philadelphia, PAHigh School |
| Other? |
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OBlood Type |
57th Bomb Wing
Flew in the "Star Dust", B25.
I also have a picture of him being medalled (?). On the photo is signed "Bob Knapp 57th Bomb Wing". On the back is written: "1944 Joe with General Knapp - Signed by General Knapp Sept 1988 Orlando Florida"
Your unit was the 381st Bombardment Squadron, of the 310th Bombardment Group (Medium), 57th Wing, in 12th Air Force. The 310th BG flew B-25 Mitchells. For your research purposes you'll want to concentrate on the 310th BG.
The basic run down goes like this. Groups were typically made up of 4 squadrons. Groups were subordinated to a Wing. Wings were in turn subordinated to one of 16 numbered air forces. Some larger air forces had a Division immediately below the air force, which wings were subordinated to...and to confuse matters further you would also have Tactical, Bombardment, & Fighter commands mixed in with the organizational structure of some air forces.
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