World War II Honoree

Alvah P. Emerson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Springfield, Massachusetts

Honored By

Jane, Steven, Dann & Marcia Emerson

Relationship

Wife & Children

SERVED IN RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HE WAS A HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS 3 1/2 MONTHS. SERVED AS A MEMBER OF HEAVY MACHINE GUN SQUAD. FIRED AND SERVICED 50 CALIBER MACHINE GUNS TO DESTROY ENEMY PERSONNEL, VEHICLES, INSTALLATIONS AND LINES OF COMMUNICATION. FIRED FROM 6TH AND MOBILE POSITIONS USING DIRECT AND INDIRECT FIRE, ALSO FIRED OTHER SMALL ARMS AND USED HAND WEAPONS. HE RECEIVED THE SHARPSHOOTER RIFLE, THE MARKSMAN CARBINE, EXPERT GUNNER, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL OF GERMANY AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.