World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Chester M. Frasher
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Diego, California
Honored By
USS Block Island Association
HE SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A STOREKEEPER 2ND CLASS. SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21 THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 WHEN A GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK THE SHIP IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.