WWI

Robert Pratt Wight, Sr.

Rate / Rank
YNC

Birthdate
October 12 1892

Date of Death
January 15 1971

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
December 17 1917 - September 17 1919

Conflicts & Campaigns

Atlantic

Significant Duty Stations

USS Vermont (BB-20) September 4, 1918 to April 6, 1918
USS Narragansett ID# 2196 April 15, 1918 to November 11, 1918
Discharged: USS Hartford Screw Sloop of War Station Ship, Charleston, South Carolina, July 31, 1919.

Decorations & Citations

World War I Victory Medal

Notes

US Navy service number 164-14-46. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Commander of American Legion Post 122 Grady County 1950/51. The Wight of Wight and Browne Drug Company. Postmaster, Cairo Post Office October 1, 1949 - November 1, 1962. Father of Captain Robert Pratt Wight, Jr. US Air Force. Burial; Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.