World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles Edwin Emlay
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Salinas, California
Honored By
Barbara Emlay
Relationship
Sister-in-law
194TH TANK BATTALION. SAILED TO PHILIPPINES SEPTEMBER 8, 1941. CAPTURED ON BATAAN APRIL 9, 1942. HE WENT THROUGH THE DEATH MARCH AND CARRIED ONE OF HIS FRIENDS UNTIL HIS FRIEND DIED. THEN, HE MARCHED UNTIL HE FELL AND HE WAS SHOT.