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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Raymond P. Ward

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bronx, New York

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

PLANK OWNER, SERVED ON THE USS ROBERT I. PAINE DE-578 AS A TORPEDOMAN'S MATE, ASSISTING IN THE RESCUE OF THE SURVIVORS OF THE SINKING OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. AT THE TIME OF THE SINKING OF THE 21, HE WAS JUST 16 YEARS OLD.