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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Alonzo B. Coleman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bakersfield, California

Honored By

USS Block Island Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED AS AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106, SURVIVING THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE, ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.