US EditionHe was bayoneted in Guam. Shot on Iwo. Now, at 100, he is a sergeant.
Frank S. Wright, wounded multiple times in key Pacific battles, received an honorary promotion recognizing his bravery 79 years after discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps.
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He was bayoneted in Guam. Shot on Iwo. Now, at 100, he is a sergeant.
At just 16, Frank S. Wright lied about his age to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. He entered the ranks of the 4th Marine Raiders and later the 21st Marines, 3rd Marine Division, and went on to fight in Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Guam and Iwo Jima. He was bayoneted in the stomach while liberating Guam and shot in the chest and arm by enemy machine-gun fire during the Battle of Iwo Jima.Days ago, in a ceremony in Stockton, California, the now 100-…
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