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Robert
Lee
Wright
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Jackson

, 

Missouri

Robert Wright was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action. His remains have never been recovered.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    December 1, 1950 – June 4, 1951 (MIA)
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Corporal Robert Lee Wright (ASN: RA-17261537), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 1 December 1950 during the Korean War and was held until his death in captivity on or about 4 June 1951.