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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Robert J. Haire

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Aberdeen, South Dakota

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS PILOT OF VMTB-233 SERVING ABOARD USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-106). WHILE PERFORMING OPERATIONAL TRAINING OFF THE CVE-106, HE CRASHED ON FEBRUARY 14, 1945 NEAR SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND, CALIFORNIA.