WRIGHT, Thomas Christopher
1921 - 1990 (69 years)
Set As Default Person 
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Name WRIGHT, Thomas Christopher [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
Tom and Mary Louise Wright & family Birth 28 Jul 1921 Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA 
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Thomas Christopher Wright Birth Certificate Gender Male Education Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA Resurrection Parochial School Residence 1930 Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA [2] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son _MILT 15 Jan 1942 Enlisted in the Marines; trained at Parris Island _MILT Aug 1942 Guadalcanal, Seville, Andalucia, Spain [5, 7, 13] First Marine Division; third wave of Devil Dogs to hit the beach at Guadalcanal _MILT 1943 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 9 months of training _MILT Dec 1943 New Guinea, Bocas del Toro, Panama Battle of Cape Gloucester _MILT 18 Sep 1944 Peleliu, Palau Wounded in the Battle of Pelilliu. Lost his sight when a mortar shell exploded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Peleliu _MILT Nov 1944 Received 2 Presidential citations, the Purple Heart, and 6 major combat stars for his service in WWII _MDCL Dec 1944 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Philadelphia Naval Hospital he recovered from injuries received in the Battle of Peleliu at this hospital - this is where he met his soon-to-be wife Mary Louise McCarthy, Pharmacist Mate 3-c who nursed him in the hospital 
Residence 17 Jun 1948 Berwick, York, Maine, USA Moved from Pennsylvania to Maine on this day Death 25 Sep 1990 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA [1, 3, 12] 
EPSON MFP image Burial 25 Sep 1990 Berwick, York County, Maine, USA [14] 
Thomas C “Mike” Wright 
Siblings3 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
WRIGHT, William Edwin, b. 25 May 1834, Holbeck, Yorkshire, Englandd. Abt 1891, Brazil (Age 56 years) (Grandfather) 
Person ID I756 My Genealogy Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Father WRIGHT, Thomas, b. 12 Oct 1884, Bradford, Yorkshire, England d. 29 Apr 1956, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years) Relationship natural Mother THORNTON, Annie, b. 7 Feb 1884, 18 Craven Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, England d. 9 Dec 1967, Upland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years) Relationship natural Marriage 16 Apr 1906 St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Bradford, Yorkshire, England Family ID F86 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 MCCARTHY, Mary Louise, b. 29 Apr 1922, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 Dec 2013, York, Maine, USA (Age 91 years)
Marriage 1 Mar 1945 Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA [15] - 10 AM at the Resurrection Church at Ninth and Highland Ave
church_resurrection Children + 1. Private + 2. Living 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living + 6. Living + 7. Living + 8. Living + 9. Living Photos 
Family ID F181 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Family ID F1219 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
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Birth - 28 Jul 1921 - Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA 
Education - Resurrection Parochial School - - Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA 
_MILT - First Marine Division; third wave of Devil Dogs to hit the beach at Guadalcanal - Aug 1942 - Guadalcanal, Seville, Andalucia, Spain 
_MILT - 9 months of training - 1943 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 
_MILT - Battle of Cape Gloucester - Dec 1943 - New Guinea, Bocas del Toro, Panama 
_MILT - Wounded in the Battle of Pelilliu. Lost his sight when a mortar shell exploded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Peleliu - 18 Sep 1944 - Peleliu, Palau 
_MDCL - Philadelphia Naval Hospital he recovered from injuries received in the Battle of Peleliu at this hospital - this is where he met his soon-to-be wife Mary Louise McCarthy, Pharmacist Mate 3-c who nursed him in the hospital - Dec 1944 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 1 Mar 1945 - Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA 
Residence - Moved from Pennsylvania to Maine on this day - 17 Jun 1948 - Berwick, York, Maine, USA 
Death - 25 Sep 1990 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA 
Burial - 25 Sep 1990 - Berwick, York County, Maine, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Thomas C “Mike” Wright At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
Albums WWII (0)
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Notes - Also known as "Mike" because when he was in the service he could never reemember anyone's name and so he always called them (all of them0 by one single commong name (like Bob - nobody knows what the name was). So his fellow soldiers jokingly nicknamed him "Mike" and it stuck.
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Sources - [S3] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 166-16-2761; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.
- [S7] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2033; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0139; Image: 359.0; FHL microfilm: 2341767.
1930 United States Federal Census - [S70] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
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U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958 - [S1339] Ancestry.com, U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
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U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958 - [S1665] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
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http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1671.htmlFirst Marine Division Guadalcanal - [S3269] Findagrave, (Location: Berwick, York County, Maine, USA; Date: 25 Sep 1990;), Thomas C “Mike” Wright 25 Sep 1990.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134197401/thomas-c-wrightThomas C “Mike” Wright - [S1349] Pennsylvania Marriage Certificate.
EPSON MFP image EThomas Wright & Mary Louise McCarthy Marriage Certificate
- [S3] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 166-16-2761; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.
