William M. Wright | |
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Born | Newark, New Jersey, United States | September 24, 1863
Died | August 16, 1943 Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., United States | (aged 79)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1885–1923 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | 0-32 |
Unit | Infantry Branch |
Commands | 19th Regiment 35th Division III Corps V Corps VII Corps 3rd Division 89th Division I Corps IX Corps Area Department of the Philippines |
Battles / wars | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Veracruz occupation Pancho Villa Expedition World War I |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal French Legion of Honor (Commander) French French Croix de Guerre with Palm Belgian Order of Leopold II (Grand Officer) Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) British Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (Commander) |
Relations | Marjorie Jerauld (wife) (m. 1891) 3 children (including Jerauld Wright) Stevens Thomson Mason (grandfather) William Wright (grandfather) |
William Mason Wright (September 24, 1863 – August 16, 1943) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of lieutenant general and was most notable for his service as a division and corps commander during World War I.