World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles S. Weil
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
White Plains, New York
Honored By
Survivors of USS Block Island CVE-21
HE SERVED ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS LIEUTENANT COMMANDER/ GUNNERY OFFICER. 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.