1st Class Private, Inf., Co. M, 30th Div., 118th Regt.; of Guilford Co.; son of D. L. and Mrs. V. D. Wright. Entered service June 5, 1917, at High Point. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 4, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Mt. Kemmel, St. Quentin. Wounded by shrapnel Oct. 9, 1918. Returned to USA Dec. 21, 1918, at Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Jan. 27, 1919.