William P, Jr. Wright
William P, Jr. Wright 522nd Artillery Headquarters Battery Major William Perry Wright, Jr. William Perry Wright, Jr.
William P, Jr. Wright 522nd Artillery Headquarters Battery Major William Perry Wright, Jr. William Perry Wright, Jr.
liberation of his town. He was reading a transcript of radio communications during the battle and wanted to know what all the military terms meant. Our member Bill Wright read the reports, deciphered the terms and then spent days reading more reports “just for fun.” photo of Sam and his fräulien during happy days in
our Sons & Daughters volunteers Juanita Wright Allen, Lynn Heirakuji, Jon Ishihara, Mae Isonaga, Gayle Kawahakui, Steve Migdol, Tracy Sakai, Caitlin Shishido, Laughlin Tanaka, Janice Trubitt and Bill Wright who each volunteer several hours per week for this large undertaking. Mahalo Nui Loa also to Leilani Dawson and the staff at the Archives & Manuscripts
Saito, the Yonsei grandson of a Nisei veteran, Masaharu “Bull” Saito. The Sons & Daughters group was coordinated by Grace Fujii, S&D Chapter President, and consisted of Bill Wright, Juanita Wright Allen, Laura Hirayama, Anita Nihei, her son Gavin and his friend Brant, Susan Yoshitomi, Laughlin Tanaka, Gail Nishimura and Byrnes Yamashita. Jeannie Ishikawa stopped
the 442nd Legacy Center. Following the Invocation, offered by member Gwen Fujie, a delicious lunch buffet was served. As the guests dined, a beautiful slideshow, created by Bill Wright and Mae Isonaga, was displayed. It showed excellent photos of the soldiers and rare historical film footage from the war era. People spent time catching up
& NVL members and nine military volunteers and spouses and the Yano Library head librarian worked on the display, with help from the delivery crew. S&D member Bill Wright was the lead in organizing work and making sure we had tools and supplies. He also gave a brief background on the 522nd and some of
(Anti-Tank.Co/442); Waipahu All those with a family member who has not received this prestigious award please contact Jeffrey directly at moc.duolciobfsctd-78d51d@75_enik_ffej or call our S&D chapter member Bill Wright at 425-922-9229. The French Government approved the French Legion of Honor and French Knighthood for the following 442nd Veterans, and each veteran/family has been presented with
most probably among those few. Here’s the story that introduces the video, in the words of the organizer of the project that produced the video. Mahalo nui, Bill Wright, Education Chairman, Sons & Daughters of the 442nd RCT of Hawaii
returned from the battlefields were not content to revert back to their former status as a labor force. Almost all of them took advantage of the GI Bill to seek higher education. Every parent imbued into their formative minds that the way to success was through education and hard work. When they returned from
the Command passed from Lt. Col. Matthew L. Cloud to Lt. Col. Mark D. Andrews. As education is an important part of our mission, Education Committee Chairman Bill Wright gave presentations at the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio in Monterey, California, and at the headquarters of the Nike Corporation. Following his presentation at Nike,