The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Delos Carleton Emmons (ASN: 0-2617/A), United States Army Air Forces, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General of the Alaskan Department from June 1944 to April 1946. The distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Emmons reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Delos Carleton Emmons (ASN: 0-2617/A), United States Army Air Forces, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, in command of all United States Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area and as Military Governor of the Territory of Hawaii. General Emmons assumed command of this country’s most vital Pacific outpost, the Hawaiian Islands, during the period immediately following the attack by the Japanese on 7 December 1941. The period of his command was marked by the highly efficient organization of the military defenses of the Central Pacific area and by the practical development of the principle of unity of command in conjunction with the Pacific Fleet, resulting in signal success in combined Army and Navy action during the Battle of Midway. Under his military governorship the civilian life of the Territory was closely integrated into the total war effort. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Emmons and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.