World War II Honoree

Lelgia F. Emmick

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Lewisport, Kentucky

Honored By

Eleanor Emmick

Relationship

Wife

1ST LIEUTENANT. FLEW THE HUMP WITH THE AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND DURING THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA CAMPAIGN, FLYING C-46 AIRCRAFT TO KEEP CHINA ALIVE AND IN THE WAR. HE RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS FOR LANDING A DISABLED AIRCRAFT, SAVING ALL PASSENGERS ABOARD. HE THEN FLEW NUMEROUS SORTIES BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT IN EACH TIME. WENT ON TO SERVE TWO MORE WARS, KOREA AND VIETNAM BEFORE RETIRING IN 1969 AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE.