World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul M. Caster
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Des Moines, Iowa
Honored By
Jack H. Greer
SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS THE CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER'S MATE. 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.