World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Everett Wright
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
West Lafayette, Indiana
Honored By
Everett Wright
ANTI-AIRCRAFT UNIT BASED ON GUADALCANAL. LOADED LST SHIPS THAT CAME TO OUR BEACH. WE PLACED PATTERN OF BARRAGE BALLOONS ABOARD LST'S GOING UP TO NEW GEORGIA, BOUGAINVILLE, GREEN ISLAND. GROUPS OF USUALLY 10 TO 12 LST'S, TWO OFFICERS AND TWO OR THREE ENLISTED MEN WENT WITH EACH LST FLYING A BARRAGE BALLOON FOR PROTECTION AGAINST DIVE BOMBERS. SCHEDULED FOR PHILIPPINES, BUT GOT HIT BY WEEK OF STRONG WINDS. I WAS SENIOR LIEUTENANT IN CHARGE OF OPERATION. THE SHIP THEN PREPARED AND WENT TO OKINAWA FOR FINAL PUSH AND SURRENDER. EARS BADLY DAMAGED.