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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Julian Leroy Pitts, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Conroe, Texas

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AIR SQUADRON VC 55 PILOT. LOST HIS LIFE AND AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING THE SINKING OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21), ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.