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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William T. Wetzel

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Jersey City, New Jersey

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 A GUNNER'S MATE SECOND 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.