World War II

Emmons earned five bronze service stars during World War II: four as DD 457 on her European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon and one as DMS 22 on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:
1 Star NORTH AFRICAN OCCUPATION
Algeria-Morocco landings: 8–11 November 1942.
1 Star ESCORT/ANTISUBMARINE OPERATIONS
14 May 1944.
1 Star INVASION OF NORMANDY
6–25 June 1944.
1 Star INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE
15 August–25 September 1944.
1 Star OKINAWA GUNTO OPERATION
Assault and occupation of Okinawa: 25 March–6 April 1945.