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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Eugene S. Griffin

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cullman, Alabama

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island (CVE-21)

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21), AS A SEAMAN SECOND CLASS. SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549), ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.