Wright, Jerauld, ADM

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Admiral

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1961-1963, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Service Years
1917 - 1963

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Massachusetts

Year of Birth
1898

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Contact Info

Home Town Amherst, MA	Last Address Washington, DC
Date of Passing Apr 27, 1995
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 2 4955-RH

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1995, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2020, Navy League of the United States - Assoc. Page
	2020, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2020, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Other Comments:

Foriegn Awards
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (Britian)
Wright served as the senior U.S. Navy representative at the coronation.

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange Nassau (The Netherlands)

1943-1943, Commander Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters

From Month/Year - / 1943	To Month/Year October / 1943
Unit Commander Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters Unit Page
Rank Captain	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	Commander Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters Details

	Type Combat - Sea
	Parent Unit Major Commands	Strength Navy Command
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Last Updated: Feb 9, 2020

Yearbook

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9 Members Also There at Same Time

Commander Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters

Fairbanks, Douglas Elton, CAPT, (1941-1946)	OFF		Lieutenant Commander
Hewitt, Henry Kent, ADM, (1906-1949)			Vice Admiral
Bieri, Bernhard Henry, VADM, (1911-1951)			Rear Admiral Upper Half
OLD, Francis, VADM, (1917-1954)			Captain
Lodge, John Davis, CAPT, (1939-1966)	OFF	655X	Lieutenant
Sutter, William, CPO, (1942-1945)	PhM	PhM-0000	Petty Officer First Class

Commander, Landing Craft and Bases, Northwest African Waters

EHRAMJIAN, Aram Ladislaw, CWO2, (1940-1946)	RM	RM-2343	Chief Petty Officer
Theriault, Gail	BM	BM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Theriault, Willard, LCDR, (1943-1968)			Seaman