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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Carl I. Bennett

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS BARR (DE-576) AS A GUNNER'S MATE FIRST CLASS. ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944, THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21), WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE BARR PURSUED THE U-BOAT (U-549) UNTIL AROUND 2030 WHEN A TORPEDO STRUCK HER AS WELL. HE WAS PRESUMED KILLED AS HIS BODY WAS NEVER RECOVERED.