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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gordon S. Florey

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON THE USS AHRENS (DE-575) AS A SONARMAN THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER. THE AHRENS JOINED TASK GROUP (TG) 21.11, A HUNTER/KILLER GROUP, BUILT AROUND THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21). ON MAY 29, THE GERMAN SUBMARINE, U-549 TORPEDOED AND SANK THE CVE-21 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. HIS SHIP RESCUED 673 OFFICERS AND MEN IN A PERIOD OF 40 MINUTES.