World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Sidney T. Wright
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Groesbeck, Texas
Honored By
Son and Family
STARTED AS MASTER SERGEANT IN THE MARINE CORPS, ONBOARD USS HOUSTON. WAS CAPTURED IN MANILA AND WALKED PART OF THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. TRANSFERRED TO A JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP AT PUERTO PRINCESA ON PALAWAN. ESCAPED PRISONER OF WAR CAMP AFTER A FEW MONTHS ALONG WITH 5 OTHERS IN AUGUST, 1942. STAYED IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TO FIGHT WITH FILIPINO GUERILLAS. RECEIVED FIELD COMMISSION TO 2ND LIEUTENANT. STAYED IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS UNTIL 1945.