Veterans
To view a complete listing of all veterans buried in the Wright City Cemetery click on flag picture.
The Wright City Cemetery is the final resting place for 317 United States Veterans. Every Memorial Day weekend the Memorial Society honors these veterans by placing an American flag on the gravesite of each former service man and woman.
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A total of 234 veterans served in the military during a time of war dating from the Mexican War in the 1840's to Vietnam in the 20th Century. The breakdown for each conflict for those buried in the Wright City Cemetery is:
Mexican War 2
Civil War 21
Spanish American War 5
World War I 61
World War II 102
Korean War 64
Vietnam War 18
Veterans list
last edit to this list was April 2022
Honoring those who served
The Wright City Cemetery is the final resting place for six men who died during wartime combat.
Pfc. Dale E. North
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Killed in action July 9, 1968, in Vietnam near Lai Khe. He was 20 years old. He was inducted into the armed forces in September 1967 and had been in Vietnam less than a month at the time of his death during combat. Pfc. North was married and had an infant son. His remains were returned to Wright City for burial July 20, 1968.
Cpl. Phillip W. Hunt
Died August 22, 1968, in an Army Field hospital from wounds received while on combat patrol August 16 north of Saigon. He was 23 years old. Cpl. Hunt was inducted in the U.S. Army in September 1967, less than four months after his wife and two children were killed in an automobile accident on Interstate 70. His remains were returned to Wright City, and he was buried September 1, 1968, alongside his wife, daughter and son. In December, he was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star for his meritorious service in ground operations against hostile forces in the Republic of Vietnam.
Pfc. Edward H. Gill Sr.
Killed in action on Iwo Jima in the Pacific March 6, 1945. He was 27 years old. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines a year before his death and was sent to Guam following basic training. Pfc. Gill was married and the father of two sons, ages 3 and 18 months. His body was returned to the United States in April 1948, and he was buried in the Wright City Cemetery on April 10.
Pvt. Alger E. Williams
Wounded in France on October 24, 1944, and died of his wounds November 1, 1944. He was 20 years old and had served in the Army one year. Mr. Williams' remains were returned to Wright City June 11, 1948, and he was buried in Wright City Cemetery June 13.
Pfc. Harry Scheibe
Killed in action January 29, 1945, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. He was 30 years old and had served in the U.S. Army for three and a half years. Following training in jungle fighting, Pfc. Scheibe was in combat in New Guinea and was then transferred Luzon. He received numerous awards,, including the Bronze Star Medal. His remains were returned to his hometown in July 1949 and he was buried in the Wright City Cemetery July 24.
Staff Sgt. Luther E. Daniel
Wounded in France July 18, 1944, and died of his wounds July 30. He was 31 years old and had served in the Army three years. Sgt. Daniel remains were returned to the United States April 2, 1948, aboard an Army transport carrier that carried the remains of 2,619 Americans who had been buried in military cemeteries at Normandy. He was buried in the Wright City Cemetery April 24, 1948.
On December 14, 2024
at 11:00 am
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Wreaths Across America will be at the Wright City Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes. Volunteers from the community and the Wentzville Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol visit each site saying the name of each and every veteran aloud and saluting the veteran.
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Please help our location lay wreaths at as many graves as possible by visiting www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/16581
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Donations to Wreaths Across America can be made on line. Also, if you would like to volunteer to participate in the wreath laying ceremony, please sign up online or join us on December 14 at 11 am in the Wright City Cemetery. Anyone from the community is welcome to help in laying the wreaths.
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