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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Charles Clinton Harris

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Ventura, California

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21

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Activity During WWII

HE WAS A PILOT (2ND LIEUTENANT) IN THE MARINE AIR SQUADRON, VMTB 233 ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-106). HE WAS KILLED ON FEBRUARY 14, 1945 IN A PLANE CRASH OFF SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND, CALIFORNIA DURING OPERATIONAL TRAINING.