World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dempsey Payne
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
River Rouge, Michigan
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21
HE SERVED ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (POWER & LIGHT) FIREMAN APPRENTICE. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE 21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.