The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Martin Joseph Wright
Rank
Aviation Ordnanceman First Class, U.S. Navy
Unit
35 COMPRON
Date of Death
July 5, 1953
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 takeoff. He was listed as Missing in Action. He was presumed dead on July 5, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.