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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Auburn W. Herron

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Mishauaka, Indiana

Honored By

USS Block Island Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE, SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21, WITH THE AIR SQUADRON VC 55, SURVIVING THE SINKING OF THE SHIP, THAT WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE, ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.