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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Paul Victor Gronau

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Battle Creek, Nebraska

Honored By

USS Block Island Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE FIRST CLASS. 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.