World War II Honoree

Ernest Charles Emmerich

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Honored By

Susan Bealefeld

Relationship

Great-Niece

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS JUST A FEW DAYS SHORT OF 18 YEARS OLD. HE ENLISTED ON JULY 12, 1938 AND WAS DISCHARGED OCTOBER 10, 1945. HE TRAINED AT PARRIS ISLAND, WENT TO THE BOSTON NAVY YARD, ON TO QUANTICO, CUBA, PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH PACIFIC, TALAGI, GUADALCANAL (GOT MALARIA IN AUGUST OF 1942), NEW ZEALAND, OAKLAND; CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON D.C., AND CAMP PENDELTON. DISCHARGED FROM CAMP LEJUENE. HE SERVED AS GUN WATCH ON SHIPS AND ALSO WAS ASSIGNED TO A 20MM MACHINE GUN.