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Samuel
T.
Wright
POW (Korea) Escapee

Home:

Greene County

, 

Tennessee

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    December 1, 1950 – December 3, 1950
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Corporal Samuel T. Wright (ASN: RA-34886663), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 1 December 1950 and was held until he successfully escaped captivity two days later.