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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James E. Murphy

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cape Coral, Florida

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AVIATION CHIEF ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (CHIEF PETTY OFFICER) ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106. 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.