World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul R. Creviston
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
El Centro, California
Honored By
USS Block Island Association
SERVED AS AN AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN 2ND CLASS WITH THE AIR SQUADRON VC 55 ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE 21 BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.