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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Elvin VonBeck

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cincinnati, Ohio

Honored By

USS Block Island Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON THE USS EUGENE E. ELMORE DE-686 AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE AND ASSISTED IN THE RESCUE OF THE SURVIVORS OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21, THAT WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ON THE EVENING OF MAY 29, 1944.