World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leo M. Eminger
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
SERVED FROM 1940. LEFT FOR THE PACIFIC IN DECEMBER OF 1941. SERVED AT PEARL HARBOR, MIDWAY, WAKE AND GUAM. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. KILLED IN ACTION WHEN SHOT DOWN OVER THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.