WWI
WWII
Alvin Butler Wight
Rate / Rank
LT COM
Birthdate
February 23 1900
Date of Death
October 4 1975
Branch
US Navy
Active Duty Service
October 1 1818 -
Significant Duty Stations
- World War I Students Army Training Corps, Oxford University, Georgia
- World War II Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. Served three years as assistant supply officer for the Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Notes
Inducted; Oxford, Georgia. US Army service number 55-830-12. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; (World War I) 301 White St., Cairo, Georgia. Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1916. Graduate of Emory University 1920. Attended Harvard School of Business for one year. Charter member of American Legion Post 122 Grady County. During World War II, Alvin volunteered and enlisted in US Navy. In 1921 he entered the hardware business with his father and established an impressive business record. Burial; Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.