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Casualty Info
Home Town Johnstown, PA
Last Address 308 Conway Ct Johnstown, PA
Casualty Date Jul 05, 1953
Cause Non Hostile- Body Not Recovered
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Korea, South
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 8 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Wright was a crewman on an AD-4N Skyraider night dive bomber with Detachment H, Composite Squadron 35 aboard the USS BOXER (CV-21). On July 5, 1953, the pilot was forced to ditch the aircraft because of power failure during take off. His remains were not recovered.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 2507291
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