World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Santo P. Cileo
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Trenton, New Jersey
Honored By
USS Block Island Association
SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE, ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.