World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Emmett L. Bennett
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
HE ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1943, TRAINED AT SHEPPARD FIELD, TEXAS, HEMET MERCED, CALIFORNIA, DOUGLAS, ARIZONA, AND AUSTIN, TEXAS. HE SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA, AND WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH SIX BATTLE STARS. HE OBTAINED THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.