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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph W. 'Slick' Connolly

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Clifton, New York

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21 ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. HE ALSO SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE USS LEXINGTON.