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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Bedford J. 'Buck' Page

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ruffin, North Carolina

Honored By

Survivors of USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A GUNNER'S MATE SECOND CLASS. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE, ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.