World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elvin Charles Hadsell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21
HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21 FROM 8 MARCH 1943 TO 19 MAY 1943 AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE SECOND CLASS. HE LEFT THE SHIP BEFORE IT SANK ON 29 MAY 1944.