World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Spiridion Escumbise
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Annapolis, Maryland
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island (CVE-21)
HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21), AS THE SHIP'S COOK THIRD CLASS AND SURVIVED THE SINKING OF HIS SHIP ON MAY 29, 1944.