World War II Honoree

James Everett Emerson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bacliff, Texas

Honored By

Walter V. Lawrence

Relationship

Cousin

ENTERED SERVICE AND IN BOOT CAMP AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS MAY AND JUNE 1943. ATTENDED RADIO SCHOOL AND ASSIGNED TO GROUND RADIO AT KINGSVILLE, TEXAS TEACHING RADIO TO AVIATION CADETS FOR 2 YEARS. ATTENDED TWO GUNNERY SCHOOLS, SPENT SOME TIME IN FLORIDA, JACKSONVILLE AND DAYTONA BEACH, THEN ALGIERS, LOUISIANA (NEW ORLEANS); ALSO AT HITCHCOCK, TEXAS BLIMP BASE. DISCHARGED AT CAMP WALLACE, TEXAS IN MAY 1946 AFTER 3 YEARS IN THE SERVICE STATESIDE. WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.