Guy Emery graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1930. After loosing an leg in the action that earned him a Silver Star, he was medically retired in 1946 as a U.S. Army Colonel.
Sponsored by:
Guy
Russell
Emery
1909-07-17
–
1964-11-16
Born:
Sherwood
,
North Dakota
Home:
Chicago
,
Illinois
Buried:
West Point
,
New York
Cemetery:
U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery
Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Infantry)Division:
Aleutian Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
1942 – 1943
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Guy Emery, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as G-3, Aleutian Expeditionary Forces, from 1942 to 1943.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Infantry)Regiment:
*** Infantry RegimentDivision:
76th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
January 1945
Headquarters, 76th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 4 (1945)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Colonel (Infantry) Guy Russell Emery, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Regiment of the 76th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Luxembourg, in January 1945. Colonel Emery was grievously wounded while going to the rescue of one of his men who was in a minefield. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Emery, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.