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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Eugene F. Owen

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Northport, Alabama

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A YEOMAN FIRST CLASS FOR THE CAPTAIN. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF CVE-21 BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.