Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!
Wright, Sr., Chester Matthews
Military Information:
- WWI Veteran
- Deceased
- QR Code
- Victory Medal (WW I)
- 1-Alpha List
- US Army Signal Corps
- Cemetery: Western Heights, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Dates of Service 1:
Service Start Date: NA Service End Date: NA
Dates of Service 2:
Service Start Date: NA Service End Date: NA
Bio:
Born 1884 in Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas
Died 1935 in Dallas (aged 51)
U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Served in Europe. Assigned to the 115th Field Signal Battalion, Medical Detachment. After Chet’s service in the Army, he returned to Dallas and worked as a shipping clerk in a candy factory. He and his wife had five children.
Wright's wife Dora Reeves McCown is also buried in the cemetery, according to her death certificate, but her location is unmarked. Their two adult children are buried in other Dallas cemeteries.
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