Scope and Contents Wright (b. 1916) recalls his childhood in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. in engineering and served as a commissioned officer on the battleship and the destroyer before going to Pensacola, Florida, for flight training. After qualifying for carrier landings he was assigned to the fighter squadron where he provided air support for the Marines at Guadalcanal. He was torpedoed and was in the water for four hours until being picked up by the destroyer. Wright's...