World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Samuel Emerson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Southport Island, Maine
Honored By
Sarah Sherman Brewer
NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING TORPEDOED TWICE ABOARD THE USS PELIAS AS-14, WHILE EN ROUTE TO PEARL HARBOR; RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.