World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
J. Paul Emerson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Anderson, South Carolina
Honored By
Sandra Margaret Emerson
Relationship
Daughter
814TH ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION. COMBAT INFANTRYMAN, FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION. FOUGHT IN SICILY AND NORTH AFRICA. INJURED IN COMBAT IN TUNISIA, NORTH AFRICA, MARCH 22, 1943. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART.