World War II Honoree

Emerson Edmund Platto

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Stephanie S. Platto

Relationship

Widow

AFTER BASIC TRAINING HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CHEMICAL WARFARE UNIT, BUT BEFORE HE WAS ABE TO USE HIS SKILLS THE EUROPEAN WAR ENDED. THEN HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 8TH DIVISION INFANTRY, AND WAS USED A CLERK FOR THE OFFICERS. HE STILL WENT INTO NORTHERN FRANCE, AND GERMANY. AWARDS: AMERICAN THEATER, EUROPEAN THEATER WITH 1 BRONZE STAR. SERVED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS.