Jerauld Wright

Jerauld Wright
Official Portrait of Admiral Jerauld Wright, United States Navy
Nickname(s)	Jerry Old Iron Heels Old Stoneface El Supremo
Born	(1898-06-04)June 4, 1898 Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	April 27, 1995(1995-04-27) (aged 96) Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1917-1960
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	United States Navy: • USS Blue • USS Santa Fe • Amphibious Group Five • Cruiser Division Six • Amphibious Forces Atlantic Fleet • U.S. Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean • U.S. Atlantic Fleet U.S. Department of Defense: • U.S. Atlantic Command NATO: • Allied Command Atlantic
Battles/wars	World War I World War II • Operation Torch • Operation Husky • Operation Avalanche • Operation Flintlock • Operation Cartwheel • Operations Reckless • Operation Persecution • Operation Forager • Battle of the Philippine Sea • Battle of Leyte Gulf • Operation Iceberg Cold War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star
Other work	Ambassador

World War I
World War II
• Operation Torch
• Operation Husky
• Operation Avalanche
• Operation Flintlock

Admiral Jerauld Wright, USN, (June 4, 1898 – April 27, 1995) served as the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command (CINCLANT) and the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), and became the second Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), from April 1, 1954 to March 1, 1960, serving longer in these three positions than anyone else in history.

Following World War I, Wright served as a naval aide for Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. A recognized authority on naval gunnery, Wright served in the European and Pacific theaters during World War II, developing expertise in amphibious warfare and coalition warfare planning. After the war, Wright was involved in the evolution of the military structure of NATO as well as overseeing the modernization and readiness of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet during the Cold War.