World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Ore A. Emerick
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dayton, Ohio
Honored By
Ms. Judith Emerick Sullivan
Relationship
Daughter
103RD INFANTRY, 409TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION. ENTERED BATTLE NOVEMBER 11, 1944 ON HIS 36TH BIRTHDAY, FOUGHT ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH FRANCE AND INTO GERMANY ON DECEMBER 13, 1944. KILLED IN ACTION ON DECEMBER 19, 1944, REMAINS FOUND APRIL 1947. RECIPIENT OF PURPLE HEART AND BRONZE STAR ALONG WITH OTHER MEDALS AND RIBBONS.