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Naval Historical Center #NH 55871.
Cropped by author.
Jerauld Wright was part of the clandestine Clark mission to
Algeria that preceded Operation TORCH and commanded the operation to
rescue Giraud from southern France. He subsequently participated in the Sicily and Salerno landings before transferring to the Pacific to command of Santa Fe and participation in the Central Pacific campaign. Promoted to flag rank, he commanded the decoy group during the Okinawa invasion.
Wright was praised postwar by Washington Post for his combination of strength of conviction, diplomatic skills, and personal modesty.
| 1898 |
Born at Amherst, Massachusetts |
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| 1917 |
Ensign |
Graduates from Naval Academy |
| 1918 |
Lieutenant |
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| 1924 |
Naval aide to the President |
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| 1929 |
Naval aide to the President |
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| 1941 |
Captain | Commander, BB Mississippi |
| 1943-12 |
Commander, CL Santa Fe |
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| 1944-10 |
Rear admiral |
Commander, Amphibian Group 5 |
| 1945-10 |
Commander, Cruiser Division 6 |
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| 1948-11-24 |
Commander, Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet |
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| 1952-6-14 |
Vice admiral |
Commander, Naval Forces Europe |
| 1954-4 |
Admiral | Commander, Atlantic Fleet/Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic |
| 1960 |
Retires. Member, CIA Board of Estimates |
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| 1963 |
Ambassador to Taiwan |
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| 1995-4-27 |
Dies at Washington, D.C. |
References
Arlington National Cemetary Website (accessed 2013-9-3)
Naval
Historical
Center (accessed 2011-5-7)
Pettibone (2006)
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