265 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca WRIGHT, Wilbur “Mike” WWII Wilbur “Mike” Wright was born on June 3, 1920 in Kenton, Manitoba. His older brother William (John) was in RCAF. They and their sister Varna grew on their family farm near Kenton. Mike enlisted in the RCAF and went overseas with the 407 Squadron out of Calgary as a top and tail gunner in Hudson and Wellington Bombers. They flew the Atlantic to hunt and sink U-boats. They set a record for tonnage sunk, then two months later broke their own record. Mike received medals Volunteer Service, Victory Europe, and Defence, and Star World War II 1939-45. Returning to farming on discharge, he married Lorraine Bray from same area in 1949. They raised one son and one daughter. Mike was a great athlete both before and after the war, especially in hockey and baseball. He was a Legion member Woodworth Manitoba #118, from Kenton, for over forty years until his death in 1991. He and Lorraine, 1992, are buried in Greenwood Cemetery near Kenton. WRIGHT, William Lewis “John” WWII William Lewis “John” Wright, the second of three, one brother, one older sister, was born near Kenton, Manitoba on September 8, 1919. They grew on the family farm. Then John and younger brother Wilbur (Mike), both joined the RCAF. John, as an Officer and pilot, flew with 429 Bomber Squadron over Europe. He married Evelyn Jean Cumming, from British Columbia before going overseas. On July 31, 1944, he was killed in action over France. He was then honoured by the community of St. Martins, and is buried there near their church. Johnny, a great athlete before the war, never returned to field or ice, however, he has been well remembered, including through his name’s sake, nephew John Wright, himself a lifelong athlete in baseball, hockey, and track in the Kenton area. John was awarded medals for Volunteer Service, Victory Europe, and Defence, with the 1939-1945, and France and Germany Stars. WYATT, Donald C. WWII Donald was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in 1926 and joined the Royal Canadian Navy, serving in Canada, England and the High Seas. He passed away in 2009 and had been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Fort Garry Branch 90 and Ontario Branch 211 for sixty years.
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