PVT William Wylie Wright WWI Veteran 

Obit and History

William Wylie Wright, son of James Marion Wright and Louiza Jane Blackwood Wright, was born September 27, 1890 in Jensen, Arkansas. He grew up in the McCurtain County area, working in the logging industry. On June 5, 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Trained in Ft. Travis Texas, he was assigned to the 20th Engineers. Wright was aboard the U.S. troop ship Tuscania headed for France when a German submarine torpedoed and sank the ship off the coast of Islay, Scotland, Feb. 5, 1918. Wright was amoRead More ng those who perished. The bodies of the casualties were recovered by the townspeople of Islay and buried on the island. In 1920 he was re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. To honor this fallen hero of World War I the town of Bismark, Oklahoma was rebaned Wright City. 
Wright, William W.: from Bismarck, Oklahoma Private - 20th Engineer, 6th Battalion, Company F (18th Co.) Brother: J. H. Wright of Bismark, OK

DATE OF DEATH: 02/05/1918 
Buried in Kilnaughton, Islay 
February 9, 1918.
Body exhumed and relocated to America, 1920.
Final Resting Place: 
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY DATE OF Internment: 11/05/1920 
Plot No.: SECTION WHITE, SITE 927

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Notable Member

Leo L. Owens 60 yrs Longtime and Dedicated Member of American Legion Post #74

Current Officers

Current Commander: Billy A. Honey / 580-579-0944

Current Adjutant: Kevin Simpson

One of the oldest continuous rodeos around to date started July 1 through the 4th in1933, known as Little Cheyenne. Since 1935 The American Legion William Wright Post #74 has sponsored the event.