World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James D. Chamberlain
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Statesville, North Carolina
Honored By
USS Block Island Association
SERVED ON BOTH USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE- 21 AND 106 AS A RADIOMAN SECOND CLASS, SURVIVING THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549), ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.