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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Timothy P. J. Nolan

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

USS Block Island Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ELECTRICIAN'S MATE, SERVED ABOARD THE USS BARR DE-576. WHILE TRAVELING WITH THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21 THAT WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, THE BARR SUSTAINED THREE HITS FROM THE SUBMARINE, KILLING 17 CREW MEMBERS. THE SHIP STAYED AFLOAT AND WAS TOWED INTO CASABLANCA HARBOR.