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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Nick Aleck

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Oroville, California

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 AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21 BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.