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Show Officer Promoted Sy Utah Guard Lt. Col. Roland R. Wright, commander of the 151st Air Transport Group, Utah Air National Na-tional Guard, has been promoted promot-ed to full colonel, Maj. General ; Maxwell E. Rich, Ut ah Adjutant ! General, said Friday. Col. Wright, a partner Clyde, j Mecham and Pratt, Salt Lake law firm, has commanded the I 151st since its formation in 1957 i as an air defense group flying ! F-86 interceptors. ! The group switched to its present role, flying Boeing C-97 I transport planes, in 1961. About 1,000 Salt Lake area officers and men are now in the four squadrons under Col. Wright's command. Col. Wright is a World War II .veteran with 50 combat missions logged over Germany in P-51 fighters. During the Korean conflict con-flict he commanded the 191st Fighter Squadron at Clovis AFB, New Mexico. When shooting quieted in Korea, Ko-rea, the 191st was stationed in Salt Lake City and the colonel assumed "his present duties. He poined the law firm in 1957 after graduation from the University of Utah school of law. , Col. Wright is married to the former Marjorie McDonough. The Wrights live at 2035 Laird Drive in Salt Lake City. |