World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Helge Ellison
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21
HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21, AS A FIREMAN FIRST CLASS. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE 21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.