World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Emmett Joe Harris
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Monroe, Georgia
Honored By
Brenda Malcom
Relationship
Niece
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS, SPECIFICALLY IWO JMA AND OKINAWA, WOUNDED SEVERAL TIMES, SEVERELY IN 1944 IN OKINAWA. RECEIVED TWO PURPLE HEARTS, RETURNED TO SERVICE AND RETIRED FROM MARINE CORPS.