one said, "That ship is a resting place (for sixty men). Those men deserve our respect". On 7 April 2011, the plaque was recovered by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and is in the hands of proper authorities. The U.S. Navy will determine how the plaque will be displayed. Legacy The old mess hall on Camp Shields on Okinawa, Japan was refurbished into a training building around 2018. It was re-named the USS Emmons Training Center after the ship. In popular culture The wreck of Emmons was featured as part of the Cities of the Underworld episode Tunnels of Hell. The episode focused on the caves used during the World War II Battle of Okinawa. Camera crew and show host also dived on the Emmons wrecksite located off the Okinawa coast. References Bibliography External links USS Emmons home page navsource.org: USS Emmons hazegray.org: USS Emmons Uboat.net: USS Emmons Emmons (DD-457) Ships built in Bath, Maine World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean 1941 ships Emmons (DD-457) Ships sunk by kamikaze attack Maritime incidents in April 1945 Destroyers sunk by aircraft Wreck diving sites Underwater diving sites in Japan