James Joseph Wright

Vietnam War
UnitAttack Squadron 196
RankLieutenant Commander U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromMerced California
Date of DeathNovember 2 1967
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Lieutenant Commander Wright was a member of Attack Squadron 196, Carrier Air Wing 14 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64). On November 2, 1967, he was a crew member of a Grumman Attack Aircraft Intruder (A-6A) over Hanoi, North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were recovered on August 27, 1978 and identified on September 11, 1978. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.