World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
August F. Ballbach
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Survivors of USS Block Island CVE-21
HE SERVED ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS ASSISTANT COMMUNICATION OFFICER. SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.