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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Francis A. Hahn

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Richfield, Minnesota

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21) AS A AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE 3/C AND SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE SHIP BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.