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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Virgil Leon Emerson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Allen, Oklahoma

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

TRAINED AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. COMMISSIONED USS YUMA ATF-94. DECEMBER 12, 1943 LEFT FOR AUSTRALIA TOWING A DRY DOCK HEADED FOR PERTH, AUSTRALIA. PERFORMED MANY JOBS IN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS. NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN, BOUGAINVILLE LANDING, LEYTE GULF LANDING, IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA.