World War II Honoree

John Ormond Emerick

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pennsylvania

Honored By

David Eckert

Relationship

Cousin

INDUCTED JANUARY 29, 1941 AT CLEVELAND, OHIO AND ASSIGNED TO THE 135TH FIELD ARTILLERY OF THE 37TH DIVISION AT CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI. HIS UNIT, THE BAND, WAS DETACHED FROM THE 37TH DIVISION AND SENT TO CAMP BOWIE, TEXAS TO BE A PART OF THE 174TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT. AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS HE REQUESTED A TRANSFER TO I COMPANY, CANNON COMPANY, OF THE 386TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. HE WAS WITH THE LATTER UNTIL HE ARRIVED IN THE U.S. AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON DECEMBER 9, 1945. AFTER BEING IN CAMPS IN THE U.S. FOR OVER 4 YEARS, HE WAS SENT IN THE WINTER OF 1945 TO GERMANY AND WAS THERE UNTIL THE ARMISTICE WAS DECLARED. RETURNED TO THE U.S. AND WAS SENT TO JAPAN. HE WAS THERE ABOUT 3 MONTHS. AFTER THE ENEMY SURRENDERED, HE WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO THE U.S. AND DISCHARGED FROM CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA ON DECEMBER 19, 1945 LACKING LESS THAN A MONTH TO MAKE 5 YEAR'S SERVICE.