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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Jasper A. Hayles

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Jonesboro, Arkansas

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON THE USS EUGENE E. ELMORE (DE-686), AS A PHARMACIST'S MATE AND PARTICIPATED IN THE RESCUE OF THE SURVIVORS OF THE SINKING OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21) THAT WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.