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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Dick Eugene Elder

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Galveston, Indiana

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21, AS AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE. HIS SHIP WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.