Wright, Jerauld
Variant namesRear Admiral, U.S. Navy.
From the description of Papers, 1949-1950. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 57550481
U.S. Navy officer and diplomat; b. 1898.
From the description of Papers, 1853-1960 (bulk 1917-1960). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605173
U.S. Navy officer; born 1898, died 1995.
From the description of Papers of Jerauld Wright, 1853-1960 (bulk 1917-1960). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71072119
Biographical Note
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1898, June 4:
Born, Amherst, Mass. -
1918:
Graduated United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. -
1924 -1926 :Naval aide to President Calvin Coolidge -
1929 -1931 :Naval aide to President Herbert Hoover -
1935 -1936 :Naval aide to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L. Roosevelt -
1938:
Married Phyllis B. Thompson -
1942:
Assigned to staff of commander in chief of the United States Fleet, Admiral Ernest J. King Assigned to staff of commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, General Dwight D. Eisenhower -
1943:
Assistant chief of staff to commander of Allied naval forces in Northwest Africa -
1943 -1944 :Assumed command of light cruiser Santa Fe in the Pacific -
1944:
Commander, Amphibious Group Five; promoted to rear admiral -
1945:
Commander, Cruiser Division Six -
1945 -1949 :Head, Operational Readiness Section, Office of Chief of Naval Operations -
1949 -1951 :Commander, Amphibious Force, United States Atlantic Fleet -
1950 -1952 :United States representative to Standing Group of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization -
1952 -1954 :Commander in chief, United States naval forces in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean -
1954 -1960 :Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic of North Atlantic Treaty Organization; commander in chief, United States Atlantic Fleet; promoted to admiral -
1960:
Retired from United States Navy -
1963 -1966 :United States ambassador to the Republic of China, Taiwan -
1995, Apr. 27:
Died, Washington, D. C.
From the guide to the Jerauld Wright Papers, 1853-1960, (bulk 1917-1960), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| associatedWith | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. | person |
| associatedWith | Fairbanks, Douglas, 1909-2000. | person |
| associatedWith | Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792. | person |
| associatedWith | King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956. | person |
| associatedWith | North Atlantic Treaty Organization. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Selzam, Edward von, 1898-1980. | person |
| associatedWith | Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Navy | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wright, Phyllis Thompson. | person |
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Birth 1898-06-04
Death 1995-04-27
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