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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Edward W. Pace

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Waterbury, Connecticut

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/ 106 AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE, SECOND CLASS, FROM SEPTEMBER 19, 1943 TO APRIL 5, 1946. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549), ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.