World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alfred O. Abel
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Iowa
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21
HE SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A CHIEF COMMISSARY STEWARD. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE 21 BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.