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GEN. EMMONS
NEW ALASKA
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HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN,
DEPARTMENT — Lt. Gen. DeLos
Carleton Emmons, former com
mander of the Hawaiian Depart
ment and Western Defense Com
mand, is now commanding the
Alaskan Department, it was an
nounced today.
An air corps veteran and one
of the early advocates of the
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heavy bomber, General Emmons
is no newcomer to Alaska. He
served in the Territory for two
years prior to the last war as in
fantry lieutenant and also was or.
hand as an observer in the Aleu
tians last year at the conclusion
of the Aleutian campaign.
“We will use every offensive
measure at our command against
the enemy,” the new commander
told a press gathering soon after
he assumed command of the de
partment on uune 21st. “We have
some contact with the Japanese,”
General Emmons declared, “in the
form of bombs dropped on the
Kuriles, but Japan cannot be de
feated by bombs alone. It will do
much to soften resistance, how
ever, as it has done in all other
theaters.”
Graduated from the United
States Military Academy in 1909.
General Emmons was stationed at
Tanan afrom 1912 to 1914 with the
30th Infantry. He has travelled
widely in Alaska, by dog team as
well as other means. In 1916, he
transferred from the infantry to;
■be .signal corps aviation section,
forerunner of the present air
corps, be commanded a flying
school during part of the last
war and also served as executive
officer of the air division of the
signal corps.
Attaining ''he rank of lieutenant
colonel during the last war, he
reverted to his permanent grade
of captain on Fenruary 28, 1920, i
and then was promoted through *
grades to rank of brigadier gen- ■:
eral in 1936. General Emmons !!
became commander of the First j
Wing, General Headquarters Air t
Fo^ce in 1936 and in 1938 took •
over the command of the General .
Headquarters Air Force, later re- [
named the Air Force Combat *
Command.
Promoted to major general in •
1939 and to lieutenant general in •
1940. he was appointed to com- *
mand the Hawaiian Department \
on December 17, 1941, just 10 •
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days after the bombing of Pearl .
Harbor. He became commanding
general oi the Western Defense !
Command in September 1943, and |
assumed command of the Alas- '
kan Department on June 21. <
Since beginning of the war,'!
General Emmons has visited the ]
South Pacific, England. North Af- |
rica, South America, Alaska and
the Aleutians, and he was in Tun
isia at the time of the Sicilian in-1
vasion. j
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His wife and daughter, Deloise1
Ann, make their home in San I
Francisco. Be is an Episcopalian,!
and was born at Huntington, vVTest
Virginia, anuary 17. 1888. General
Elmmons is a graduate of the
United States Army Air Service
course, Harvard University, 1920-:
21, Air Corps Tactical School,,
1932, and Command and'General
Staff School, 1934
Brig. Gen. Robert Mike Bath
husrt, who came here as General j
Emmons chief of staff, served un- j
der him in Hawaii and with the
Western Defense Command He!
was born at Huntington, Penna.,!
August 28, 1893, and was reared
in Williamsport, Penna., he was'
graduated from the United States'
Military Academy in 1917, and
served in France during World
War I„ with the Third Artillery.;
He was promoted to Brigadier
General last May 21st.
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