World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George Franklin Wright II
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Honored By
Sierra Whitehead
Relationship
Granddaughter
HE WAS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION AND SERVED AS A SEABEE. HIS JOB WAS TO BUILD AIRSTRIPS ON ISLANDS THAT HAD JUST BEEN PUT UNDER SIEGE BY THE U.S. SO THE ALLIES COULD EASILY FLY IN SUPPLIES. WAS A PART OF THE UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM (UDT). HE NEVER SAW OPEN COMBAT.