Husband of Mrs. Lillian Estelle Bates.
Emmett served as a Seaman, First Class, U.S.S. Ticonderoga (CV-14), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Buffalo, Erie County, New York prior to the war. Entered the service from New York.
Emmett was "Killed In Action" when a Japanese kamikaze hit the Ticonderoga south of Japan during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
He was buried at sea.
( Bio. by Russ Pickett )
Husband of Mrs. Lillian Estelle Bates.
Emmett served as a Seaman, First Class, U.S.S. Ticonderoga (CV-14), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Buffalo, Erie County, New York prior to the war. Entered the service from New York.
Emmett was "Killed In Action" when a Japanese kamikaze hit the Ticonderoga south of Japan during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
He was buried at sea.
( Bio. by Russ Pickett )
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