World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lawrence H. Phillips
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
East Herkimer, New York
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island (CVE-21)
SERVED ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS. 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.