World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
LeRoy J. Bevan
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
El Dorado, Kansas
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21
SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A SHIP'S SERVICEMAN LAUNDRY MAN. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21 BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.