TUFTONBORO, N.H. (AP) – David Wright, the Korean War veteran who brought the World War II era alive in a historical museum in Wolfeboro has died. He was 72.
The former Marine lived in Shrewsbury, Mass., for 55 years. After his military service, he joined Wright Line, a computer accessory, furniture and supplies company, as a designer and held 70 U.S. and international patents.
Wright became an authority on the World War II era and founded the Wright Museum of American Enterprise in Wolfeboro in 1994.
It is dedicated to the Americans who served on the Home Front, supporting the war effort.
Wright marveled at the teamwork the war prompted and illustrates how it was on the Home Front through videos and memorabilia, even a Victory Garden.
But, to him, the main attraction at the museum is stories, from volunteers and visitors, talking about everything from the old soda fountain display, the tanks, torpedo attacks and just the times.
“I could listen and listen and listen,” Wright said in a story about the museum in 1995. “There is something to be learned from everyone.”
The museum is holding a memorial for Wright on Saturday afternoon.
A funeral service is being held Friday at the First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury, Mass. Burial is private.
AP-ES-10-15-03 1028EDT
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