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- Taken from letter written by Anna B. WRIGHT in answer to questions from Mrs. Mary MAINETTI on May 26, 1967
"Alva WRIGHT
Born: Savannah, Missouri, November 7, 1896 Education: Monarch District School, Holt County, Missouri; Oregon High School, Oregon, Missouri Occupation: Farmer and laborer before entering military service. Moved to Akron, Colorado. Was a rural mail carrier 1919-1926. Elected as Deputy Sheriff of Washington county, served until 1932. Moved to Denver, Colorado in June 1935; was a property manager and painting contractor. Retired in 1962. War Record: Enlisted in U.S. Army August 14, 1918 and served with the American Expeditionary Forces under General Pershing in France and Army of Occupation and was honorably discharged June 20, 1919. Religion: Baptist, active member of Galilee Baptist Church, Denver, Colorado"
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