World War II Honoree

Emerson Leroy Hazlett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lawrence, Kansas

Honored By

Jackie Kennedy

Relationship

Friend

ENTERED ARMY IN MARCH 1943; TRAINED AT CAMP ROBINSON, CAMP CARSON, MANHATTAN STATE COLLEGE, FORT LEONARD WOOD, SAN LUIS OBISPO AND FORT MEADE. SERVED IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON AND 3 BATTLE STARS. POW IN GERMANY.