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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph E. Cunningham

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Santa Ana, California

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21

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Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21 AS A CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATE. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE SHIP, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.