World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Zenchenko, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Park Falls, Wisconsin
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21
HE SERVED ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A SHIP'S COOK THIRD CLASS. SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.