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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Winfield 'Andy' Freeman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Fairhaven, Connecticut

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE 21 AND 106 AS AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE SECOND CLASS. 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.