World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert G. Emmens
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Medford, Oregon
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE WAS A COLONEL AND THE CO-PILOT ON THE 8TH B-25 BOMBER THAT TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS HORNET FOR THE DOOLITTLE RAID ON TOKYO, JAPAN APRIL 18, 1942. INTERNED FOR THIRTEEN MONTHS IN RUSSIA. DECORATIONS INCLUDE THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AND CHINESE ARMY, NAVY, AIR CORPS MEDAL, CLASS A, 1ST GRADE AND THE JAPANESE ORDER OF THE SACRED TREASURE.