World War II Honoree

Harold Lee Wright

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Detroit, Michigan

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Relationship

Friend

Rank: Seaman Second Class. He was inducted into the United States Navy February 26, 1943, at Saint Louis, Missouri with Basic Military Training at the U.S. Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Upon his graduation from Boot Camp and with additional training; he was transferred to the USS Liscome Bay Escort Aircraft Carrier (CVE-56) for duty. The USS Liscome Bay with her Shipmate’s, along with an Armada of U.S. Warships rendezvous off the coastal shores of Makin Atoll. These Combatant Ships were in the area, supporting the impending invasion of Tarawa Island, located in the Central Pacific Theater of Operations. November 24, 1943, at 0533 hours, the USS Liscome Bay was torpedoed, and sunk by the Imperial Japanese Submarine (I-175). He was reported “Missing-in-Action” or Buried at Sea along with his gallant crew members, gone without a trace and will “Remain on Eternal Patrol”. In remembrance of the brave, his name is permanently inscribed in the tablets of the missing, memorialized at Honolulu Memorial Location: Honolulu, Hawaii. In his Memory, this American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously for his Heroism, and ultimate sacrifice. He served his Country with Pride and Honor.