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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert B. Price

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Kingsport, Tennessee

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS AHRENS (DE-575) AS A COXSWAIN. THE AHRENS JOINED TASK GROUP (TG) 21.11, A HUNTER/ KILLER GROUP; BUILT AROUND THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21). ON MAY 29, 1944, IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, THE GERMAN SUBMARINE, U-549 TORPEDOED AND SANK THE CVE-21 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE AHRENS RESCUED 673 OFFICERS AND MEN IN A PERIOD OF 40 MINUTES.