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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Arthur Price

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Washington

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS A CHIEF BOATSWAIN'S MATE ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21). SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21 ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549). FOR HIS ACTIONS THAT NIGHT, HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL.