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CVE-106 U.S.S. Block Island

CVE-106 USS Block Island

  • Commencement Bay class Escort Carrier:
  • Displacement: 11,373 tons
  • Length: 557'1"
  • Beam: 105'2"
  • Draft: 32'
  • Speed: 19 kts.
  • Armament: 2 5"/38, 3x4 40mm, 12x2 40mm, 20 20mm, 18 F6F, 12 TBM
  • Complement: 1,066
  • Built at Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma; and commissioned 30 December 1944

 

 

Seaman 1st Class
Herbert P. Halterman    US Navy
Served   1951-1955
USS Block Island CVE-106
Atlantic Theater 
Westover Air Base VR6

Awarded
Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Medal
 

 

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