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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Andy N. Whitwell

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Jacksonville, North Carolina

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 THE SHIP'S CLERK, SURVIVING THE SINKING OF THE 21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.