World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lester LeRoy Ahrens
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Davenport, Iowa
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21
HE SERVED WITH AIR SQUADRON, VC 55, AS AN AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN SECOND CLASS ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE 21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.