USS BRIGHT (DE-747)

Named for Lieutenant Graham Paul Bright, b. 4 August 1912, Wilkinsburg, VA; KIA 10 December 1941, Guam, when island surrendered to Japanese

Type: DET
Builder: WPS
Keel laid 06/09/43
Launched 09/26/43
Commissioned 06/30/44
First CO: Lt Cdr W. A. McMahan
Decommissioned 04/19/46; one battle star
To France as TOUAREG (F-721) 11/11/50
Stricken (US) 12/20/50
Stricken 1958

Unit of CortDiv 53

From the research of Anne McCarthy,
with contributions by Pat Perrella and Pat Stephens, webmaster. March 2006
 

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