Donald Edward Wright was the son of Roland Nelson Wright and Clara Jorgena K Christenson Wright. According to the registration of his birth- Donald was born in Berlin MA; his parents place of residence is Hudson MA and the registration was done for Hudson MA. Donald Wright's paternal grandparents were Edward E Wright and Hattie L Jacobs Wright. His maternal grandparents were Frederick Christenson and "Minnie" Wilhelm P Carlson. Donald was one of six children. His siblings were Rowena b. 1920; Lester A Turner b.1929; Richard b. 1931; Clara P b. 1937; and Judith b. 1938.
S/Sgt Donald E Wright (Service #31257480) enlisted on 18 Dec 1942 at Fort Devens, MA. According to his enlistment papers he had completed 4 years of high school.
S/Sgt Wright served with the 453rd Bomb Group, 735th Bomb Squadron. He was the tail gunner on the Lillie Bell. The Lillie Bell (42-52191), a B-24 Bomber, was lost in North Sea on return flight from a mission into Germany. Plane was badly damaged, lost fuel, and could not make it back to England. From a crew of ten, there was one survivor, bombardier Lt Gerald Joseph "Joe" Cyr of Old Town, ME, who gave a personal account of the ditching. The home base of the 453rd Bomb Group was Old Buckenham Field, England
S/Sgt Wright is listed as MIA on the Incident Report. His name is included on The Tablets of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery.
His mother, Clara K Wright of Hudson, MA is listed as the contact person on the Missing Air Crew Report.
Crew List links by Find A Grave Contributor John Dowdy.
Crew of LILLIE BELL
2nd/Lt. Herman J. Meek Pilot
2nd/Lt. Robert S. McCook Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. Joseph G. Halliburton Navigator
T/Sgt. Thomas H. Keathley Engineer
T/Sgt. Thomas H. Keathley Engineer
T/Sgt. Martin L. Kiner Radio Op.
S/Sgt. William J. Gricas Gunner
S/Sgt. William A. Koch Gunner
S/Sgt. William A. Koch Gunner
S/Sgt. Frank W. Le Fever Gunner
S/Sgt. Donald E. Wright Gunner
Lt. Gerald Joseph "Joe" Cyr Bombardier
S/Sgt Donald E Wright (Service #31257480) enlisted on 18 Dec 1942 at Fort Devens, MA. According to his enlistment papers he had completed 4 years of high school.
S/Sgt Wright served with the 453rd Bomb Group, 735th Bomb Squadron. He was the tail gunner on the Lillie Bell. The Lillie Bell (42-52191), a B-24 Bomber, was lost in North Sea on return flight from a mission into Germany. Plane was badly damaged, lost fuel, and could not make it back to England. From a crew of ten, there was one survivor, bombardier Lt Gerald Joseph "Joe" Cyr of Old Town, ME, who gave a personal account of the ditching. The home base of the 453rd Bomb Group was Old Buckenham Field, England
S/Sgt Wright is listed as MIA on the Incident Report. His name is included on The Tablets of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery.
His mother, Clara K Wright of Hudson, MA is listed as the contact person on the Missing Air Crew Report.
Crew List links by Find A Grave Contributor John Dowdy.
Crew of LILLIE BELL
2nd/Lt. Herman J. Meek Pilot
2nd/Lt. Robert S. McCook Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. Joseph G. Halliburton Navigator
T/Sgt. Thomas H. Keathley Engineer
T/Sgt. Thomas H. Keathley Engineer
T/Sgt. Martin L. Kiner Radio Op.
S/Sgt. William J. Gricas Gunner
S/Sgt. William A. Koch Gunner
S/Sgt. William A. Koch Gunner
S/Sgt. Frank W. Le Fever Gunner
S/Sgt. Donald E. Wright Gunner
Lt. Gerald Joseph "Joe" Cyr Bombardier
Donald Edward Wright was the son of Roland Nelson Wright and Clara Jorgena K Christenson Wright. According to the registration of his birth- Donald was born in Berlin MA; his parents place of residence is Hudson MA and the registration was done for Hudson MA. Donald Wright's paternal grandparents were Edward E Wright and Hattie L Jacobs Wright. His maternal grandparents were Frederick Christenson and "Minnie" Wilhelm P Carlson. Donald was one of six children. His siblings were Rowena b. 1920; Lester A Turner b.1929; Richard b. 1931; Clara P b. 1937; and Judith b. 1938.
S/Sgt Donald E Wright (Service #31257480) enlisted on 18 Dec 1942 at Fort Devens, MA. According to his enlistment papers he had completed 4 years of high school.
S/Sgt Wright served with the 453rd Bomb Group, 735th Bomb Squadron. He was the tail gunner on the Lillie Bell. The Lillie Bell (42-52191), a B-24 Bomber, was lost in North Sea on return flight from a mission into Germany. Plane was badly damaged, lost fuel, and could not make it back to England. From a crew of ten, there was one survivor, bombardier Lt Gerald Joseph "Joe" Cyr of Old Town, ME, who gave a personal account of the ditching. The home base of the 453rd Bomb Group was Old Buckenham Field, England
S/Sgt Wright is listed as MIA on the Incident Report. His name is included on The Tablets of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery.
His mother, Clara K Wright of Hudson, MA is listed as the contact person on the Missing Air Crew Report.
Crew List links by Find A Grave Contributor John Dowdy.
Crew of LILLIE BELL
2nd/Lt. Herman J. Meek Pilot
2nd/Lt. Robert S. McCook Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. Joseph G. Halliburton Navigator
T/Sgt. Thomas H. Keathley Engineer
T/Sgt. Thomas H. Keathley Engineer
T/Sgt. Martin L. Kiner Radio Op.
S/Sgt. William J. Gricas Gunner
S/Sgt. William A. Koch Gunner
S/Sgt. William A. Koch Gunner
S/Sgt. Frank W. Le Fever Gunner
S/Sgt. Donald E. Wright Gunner
Lt. Gerald Joseph "Joe" Cyr Bombardier
S/Sgt Donald E Wright (Service #31257480) enlisted on 18 Dec 1942 at Fort Devens, MA. According to his enlistment papers he had completed 4 years of high school.
S/Sgt Wright served with the 453rd Bomb Group, 735th Bomb Squadron. He was the tail gunner on the Lillie Bell. The Lillie Bell (42-52191), a B-24 Bomber, was lost in North Sea on return flight from a mission into Germany. Plane was badly damaged, lost fuel, and could not make it back to England. From a crew of ten, there was one survivor, bombardier Lt Gerald Joseph "Joe" Cyr of Old Town, ME, who gave a personal account of the ditching. The home base of the 453rd Bomb Group was Old Buckenham Field, England
S/Sgt Wright is listed as MIA on the Incident Report. His name is included on The Tablets of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery.
His mother, Clara K Wright of Hudson, MA is listed as the contact person on the Missing Air Crew Report.
Crew List links by Find A Grave Contributor John Dowdy.
Crew of LILLIE BELL
2nd/Lt. Herman J. Meek Pilot
2nd/Lt. Robert S. McCook Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. Joseph G. Halliburton Navigator
T/Sgt. Thomas H. Keathley Engineer
T/Sgt. Thomas H. Keathley Engineer
T/Sgt. Martin L. Kiner Radio Op.
S/Sgt. William J. Gricas Gunner
S/Sgt. William A. Koch Gunner
S/Sgt. William A. Koch Gunner
S/Sgt. Frank W. Le Fever Gunner
S/Sgt. Donald E. Wright Gunner
Lt. Gerald Joseph "Joe" Cyr Bombardier
Inscription
SSGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Massachusetts.
