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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Clyde E. Gerdes

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Oakland, California

Honored By

Survivors of USS Block Island CVE 21

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Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21 ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.