World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Rex H. Ploen
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Arizona
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21
PILOT WITH U.S. MARINE CORPS AIR SQUADRON VMF 511, ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106, HE WAS KILLED IN HIS HELLCAT ON JUNE 16, 1945 IN A STRAFING RUN AT NANSEI.