World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wilson F. 'Buck' Walker
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Leandro, California
Honored By
USS Block Island Association
SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A CARPENTER'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.