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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Jasper L. Custer

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Shreveport, Louisiana

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED AS THE SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER AND FLIGHT SURGEON ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND CVE-106. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR HIS EFFORTS IN TENDING TO THE WOUNDED THE NIGHT OF THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944.