World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Leslie Emmons
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Covington, Kentucky
Honored By
Daughter and Family
MEDIC; VOLUNTEERED FOR SEVERAL EXPERIMENTS, ONE THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE GRAND CANYON AREA. ANOTHER OCCURRED IN FLORIDA. IT WAS TO TEST POSSIBLE MOSQUITO REPELLENTS. HE ENDED HIS DUTY ON A SHIP THAT WAS TO BE USED TO TRANSPORT WOUNDED SOLDIERS.