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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Cyrel C. Baker, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Norfolk, Virginia

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE 21 BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.