Robert Arle Wright

PFC Robert Arle Wright, 18 of Whitesville, was Killed in Action July 16,1950 during the Battle of Kum River near Taejon, Republic of Korea. He was born January r, 1932 in Whitesville, Kentucky to the late Frederick and Mary
Helen Wright. He was a 1949 graduate of St. Mary's High School, and was a member of St Mary of the Woods Catholic Church. Private First Class Wright was a member of Company C, rst Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment,
24th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 16, 1950, and presumed dead on Dec. 31, 1953. His status was changed to"Accounted For" on August 15, 2022, after conclusive DNA testing. Seventy-two years later, his remains were returned to his hometown of Whitesville