The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Edward Clarence Wright
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
A CO 38 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
February 12, 1951
Sergeant Wright was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while trying to relieve elements of the 2nd Infantry Division at the Haktam-ni Bridge near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 12, 1951. He was presumed dead on March 5, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.