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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John R. Ellingson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Amherst Junction, Wisconsin

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 AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE SECOND CLASS FROM JUNE 16, 1943 TO FEBRUARY 25, 1946. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21 ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.