World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard R. Basch
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Oakland, California
Honored By
USS Block Island Association
HE WAS AN AVIATION RADIOMAN FIRST CLASS ON THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21, SURVIVING THE SINKING OF THE SHIP, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE, ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.