Carleton H. Wright

Carleton Herbert Wright (June 2, 1892 – June 27, 1973) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy (USN).

Early career Wright graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1912 with a class standing of 16th out of 156 graduates. His Naval Academy classmates included future Admirals Daniel E. Barbey, Elliot Buckmaster, Louis E. Denfield, Charles A. Lockwood, Charles P. Mason, Alfred E. Montgomery, DeWitt C. Ramsey, Mahlon Tisdale, and Louis Wenzell. During World War I, he served aboard the at Queenstown, then had duty assembling mines for the North Sea Mine Barrage.

After World War I, Wright attended the USN's ordnance postgraduate course from 1918 through 1920. He then had various ship and staff assignments afloat and ordnance-related posts ashore until 1935. From 1935 to 1936, he commanded Destroyer Division 18. From 1936 to 1938 he served on the staff of Comsofor, and then at the Naval Mine Depot at Yorktown until 1941.

Post war In March 1946, Wright became the Inspector General of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Area. He later served as the deputy commander of the Marianas before retiring from the U.S. Navy in October 1948. He died in Claremont, California, on June 27, 1973.