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He was bayoneted in Guam. Shot on Iwo. Now, at 100, he is a sergeant.
« on: September 05, 2025, 11:11:58 am »
He was bayoneted in Guam. Shot on Iwo. Now, at 100, he is a sergeant.
By Claire Barrett
 Tuesday, Sep 2, 2025
 
Frank S. Wright being promoted from corporal to honorary sergeant on Aug. 31, 2025. (Sgt. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen/Marine Corps)
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-year-old was promoted from corporal to honorary sergeant by the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith — 79 years after his initial discharge.

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/09/02/he-was-bayoneted-in-guam-shot-on-iwo-now-at-100-he-is-a-sergeant/
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Re: He was bayoneted in Guam. Shot on Iwo. Now, at 100, he is a sergeant.
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2025, 11:12:13 am »
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Re: He was bayoneted in Guam. Shot on Iwo. Now, at 100, he is a sergeant.
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