USS LEXINGTON Former Crew Member

Name: Biegert, Wilton Harris †

Service Dates: 1944 - 1946

Rank/Duty Assigned: S1C/Radio Man (Flight Deck Ops)

Submitted by: Nephew

My Uncle, Wilton Biegert, served on the Lexington-CV16 during WWII and was on board when the Lady Lex entered Toyoko Bay. My father, who was in the Army Air Corps, had been island hopping through the South Pacific & the Philippine Islands also ended up in Toyoko at the conclusion of the war. When he learned the Lex was there, he was reunited with his brother whom he had not seen since they joined the Armed Services years earlier. After the war Wilton resided in Richardson, Texas, where he passed away in 1990. The preservation of the USS Lexington is an honor to all those who proudly served aboard her in the name of freedom. Thank you for keeping her rich history alive.