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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles J. Printz

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Glenns Ferry, Idaho

Honored By

USS Block Island Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE, SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE 21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE, ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.