World War II Honoree

Emmett C. Chaffee

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hopkinton, Rhode Island

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 875TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 498TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP AS AN AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN AND WESTERN PACIFIC. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.