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.

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