World War II Honoree

Emmett Gordon Wiesen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Port Arthur, Texas

Honored By

Jane Wiesen Sharp

Relationship

Daughter

DRAFTED IN APRIL, 1945. HE WENT THROUGH BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP HOOD, TEXAS. HE LEFT WITH THE 3RD SIGNAL BATTALION AS A PRIVATE FROM FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA, SAILING TO YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. FROM THERE, HE WENT ON TO INCHON, KOREA WHERE HE WAS STATIONED FOR ONE YEAR. IN INCHON, THE 3RD SIGNAL BATTALION BECAME THE 52ND SIGNAL BATTALION. WHILE OVERSEAS, HE WAS PROMOTED TO TECHNICAL SERGEANT, TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE. HE RECEIVED HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE DECEMBER 31, 1946 FROM CAMP BEALE, CALIFORNIA. MEDALS RECEIVED WERE THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL AND ASIAIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL.