Unless otherwise noted,
the source of the articles in these two pages is

The Daily Evening Item
Lynn, Massachusetts
source: newspapers.com

The articles in this page cover the period
from March 1941 through September 1943.

John Wright's name appears in the first article concerning
Lynn Classical High School and the senior class play.

His name is in the list of the Stage Crew
and is underlined in blue.

The Classical High School graduation took place on 13 June 1941.
Of note, the largest number of graduates were from
the General Technical Course.

These graduates would proceed to the trades
as part of the national defense program.

The third article jumps to April 1943 when Pvt John A Wright
completed basic training at Miami Beach and was
transferred to the Radio Operators Mechanical school in Chicago.

This school was located within the Stevens Hotel
that had beentaken over by the US Army.

Last is an article dated 17 September 1943.

The heading is
OUR MEN IN SERVICE
John A Wright has graduated from
the technical ( Radio ) school at Scott Field, Illinois.

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