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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph Melvin Whittington

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Largo, Maryland

Honored By

USS Block Island Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS BRONSTEIN (DE-189) AS A BOATSWAIN'S MATE SECOND CLASS. THE BRONSTEIN WAS PART OF THE ANTI-SUB GROUP, TG21.16, TRAVELING WITH THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21).