World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph P. Annunziata
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bronx, New York
Honored By
USS Block Island Association
HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21), AS AN AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN. SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549), ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.