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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Raymond E. Wilson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Greenley, Colorado

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

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Activity During WWII

HE SERVED ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE FIRST CLASS FROM MARCH 8, 1943 TO AUGUST 22, 1945. SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.