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Henry
H.
Emerson
1928-12-13

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1968-05-25

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Awards Received

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    3d Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AW) Battalion (SP)

    Division:

    3d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    June 7, 1951
    Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 379 (August 24, 1951)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to First Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Henry H. Emerson (ASN: 0-61053), United States Army, for heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy of the United States while serving with Battery A, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Self Propelled), 3d Infantry Division, in action in Korea. On 7 June 1951, while in direct support of the 10th Field Artillery Battalion near Chik’tan, Korea, an antiaircraft gun carriage caught fire. Running to investigate the shouts, Lieutenant Emerson found that the ammunition on the weapon was exploding and all personnel had taken cover. He immediately raced to the burning vehicle in a fearless attempt to extinguish the fire. Caught up by his exemplary courage, several men came forward to assist and the fire was extinguished. Lieutenant Emerson’s heroic actions were instrumental in relieving the potential threat to personnel and equipment and reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.

  • Bronze Star Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    3d Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AW) Battalion (SP)

    Division:

    3d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    June 5, 1951
    Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 348 (August 10, 1951)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V” to First Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Henry H. Emerson (ASN: 0-61053), United States Army, for heroic achievement during ground operations against a hostile force as a member of Battery A, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Self Propelled), 3d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 5 June 1951, near Chik’tan, Korea, Lieutenant Emerson’s platoon was given a mission of close support to the infantry during the crossing of the Hant’an River. Deploying his platoon on the south bank of the river in such a manner that he was able to deliver a covering fire for the initial laying of the hand line by the engineers and for the assault of the infantry, Lieutenant Emerson, ignoring the danger imposed upon him by the heavy hostile small arms and mortar fire, moved from weapon to weapon during the entire operation, directing fire upon the dug-in enemy on the opposite bank of the river. Lieutenant Emerson’s heroic and skillful application of effective fire upon the hostile force enabled the engineers and infantry to gain their objective with a minimum of casualties and reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.