World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Pyle 'Bill' Wright
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rome, Georgia
Honored By
Carolyn Carpenter Wright, Lance, Rosalind, J. Spencer & William
Relationship
Wife & Children
SERVED ABOARD THE ESSEX CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER, THE USS HANCOCK (CV-19). SERVED IN ADMIRAL 'BULL' W. F. HALSEY'S 3RD FLEET AS PART OF CARRIER TASK GROUP 38.2. PARTICIPATED IN ATTACKS ON ENEMY AIR AND SEA BASES IN THE RYUKYUS ISLANDS, FORMOSA, THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND INDO-CHINA IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.