San Francisco. Emmons headed the Alaskan Department at Fort Richardson from June 1944 until June 1946. He became commandant of the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia, in August 1946 and remained in that position until he retired June 30, 1948. Awards and decorations General Emmons' awards and decorations include the Army Distinguished Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters; Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster; Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; American Defense Service Medal with Foreign Service Clasp; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Bronze Star; World War I Victory Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Mexican Border Service Medal. References and notes External links Densho Encyclopedia article on Emmons as Military Governor and preventing mass removal of Japanese Hawaiians 1880s births 1965 deaths United States Army Infantry Branch personnel Military personnel from Huntington, West Virginia Harvard University alumni United States Military Academy alumni United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the Air Medal United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni Air Corps Tactical School alumni United States Army Air Forces generals Burials at Arlington National Cemetery