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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William McKinley Gravitt

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Alhambra, California

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED WITH THE VC 55 AIR SQUADRON AS AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE SECOND CLASS ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE SHIP, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549), ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.