World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George K. Adams
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21
HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21), AS AN AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN WITH AIR SQUADRON VC 55. THE SHIP WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.