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词条 Carleton H. Wright
释义

  1. Early career

  2. World War II

  3. Post war

  4. References

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{{Infobox military person
|name= Carleton Herbert Wright
|birth_date= {{birth date|1892|6|2}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1973|6|27|1892|6|2}}
|birth_place= New Hampton, Iowa
|death_place= Claremont, California
|placeofburial=
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image=2WWwrightC.jpg
|caption=
|nickname= Bosco[1]
|allegiance= {{flag|United States of America|1912|size=23px}}
|branch= {{flag|United States Navy|1912|size=23px}}
|serviceyears= 1912–1948
|rank= Rear Admiral
|commands= Task Group 67
Cruiser Division 4
12th Naval District
|unit=
|battles= World War I
World War II
  • Guadalcanal campaign
  • Battle of Tassafaronga

|awards=Navy Cross
|laterwork=
}}

Carleton Herbert Wright (June 2, 1892 – June 27, 1973) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy (USN).

Early career

Wright graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1912 with a class standing of 16th out of 156 graduates. During World War I, he served aboard the {{USS|Jarvis|DD-38|2}} at Queenstown, then had duty assembling mines for the North Sea Mine Barrage.[2]

After World War I, Wright attended the USN's ordnance postgraduate course from 1918 through 1920. He then had various ship and staff assignments afloat and ordnance-related posts ashore until 1935. From 1935 to 1936, he commanded Destroyer Division 18. From 1936 to 1938 he served on the staff of Comsofor, and then at the Naval Mine Depot at Yorktown until 1941.[2]

World War II

At the outbreak of World War II, Wright was the captain of the U.S. cruiser {{USS|Augusta|CA-31|2}}. Wright was promoted to rear admiral in May 1942 and commanded warship forces under William Halsey during the Guadalcanal campaign. As commander of Task Group 67, Wright led his force of five cruisers and four destroyers against a Japanese "Tokyo Express" force of eight destroyers on the night of November 30, 1942. In the resulting Battle of Tassafaronga, Wright's force sank one Japanese destroyer, but one of Wright's cruisers, the {{USS|Northampton|CA-26|2}}, was sunk and three other cruisers were so badly damaged that they were out of action for nine months. The battle was one of the worst defeats that the U.S. Navy suffered in World War II. Wright was awarded the Navy Cross for his performance in the battle, but was also reassigned to shore duty at the U.S. Navy's staff in Washington, D.C.

Wright later commanded the U.S. Navy's Cruiser Division 4 in the central Pacific in 1944 before returning to shore duty as a member of the staff and later commander of the 12th Naval District in San Francisco. On July 17, 1944, the Port Chicago disaster—two explosions in which 302 men were killed and two ships obliterated, thought to be caused by mishandling of ammunition by untrained shiploaders—occurred under his command. Afterward Wright ordered the General Courts Martial of 50 African-American men found guilty of mutiny after expressing fear and refusing to return to work loading ammunition.[3]

Post war

In March 1946, he became the Inspector General of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Area. Wright later served as the deputy commander of the Marianas before retiring from the U.S. Navy in October 1948. He died in Claremont, California, on June 27, 1973.[4]

References

Books

  • {{cite book

| last = Allen
| first = Robert L.
| authorlink =
| year = 2006
| title = The Port Chicago Mutiny
| publisher = Heyday Books
| location = Berkeley, CA
| isbn = 978-1-59714-028-7
| oclc = 63179024
| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2jl6cyAy6u8C
}}
  • {{cite book

|last = Crenshaw Jr.
|first = Russell S.
|authorlink =
|year = 1995
|chapter =
|title = The Battle of Tassafaronga
|publisher = Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of Ame
|location =
|isbn = 1-877853-37-2}}
  • {{cite book

|last = Frank
|first = Richard B.
|authorlink = Richard B. Frank
|year = 1990
|title = Guadalcanal : The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle
|publisher = Penguin Group
|location = New York
|isbn = 0-14-016561-4}}
  • {{cite book

|last = Morison
|first = Samuel Eliot
|authorlink = Samuel Eliot Morison
|coauthors =
|year = 1958
|chapter = Chapter 13
|title = The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, vol. 5 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II
|publisher = Little, Brown and Company
|location = Boston
|isbn = 0-316-58305-7}}
  • {{cite book

| last = Roscoe
| first = Theodore
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| origyear = 1953 | year = 1986
| chapter =
| title = United States Destroyer Operations in World War II
| publisher = Naval Institute Press
| location = Annapolis, Maryland
| isbn = 0-87021-726-7
}}

Web

  • {{cite web

|last = Spartacus Educational
|first =
|coauthors =
|year =
|url = http://www.spartacus-educational.com/2WWwrightC.htm
|title = Carleton Wright
|work =
|accessdate = 2006-12-21}}

Notes

1. ^Roscoe, p. 206.
2. ^Samuel Eliot Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, p. 293.
3. ^Record of Proceedings of a General Court Martial Convened at U.S. Naval Training and Distribution Center, San Francisco, California, by Order of The Commandant, Twelfth Naval District, And Commander, Naval Operating Base, San Francisco, California - 1505 pages
4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/81781097/|title=Pomona Progress Bulletin|last=|first=|date=July 1, 1973|work=|access-date=July 5, 2016|via=newspapers.com}}
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