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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Fernando Elopre

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Tacoma, Washington

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

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