Shipmate Gilligan Discusses the Okinawa Attack

Kathleen Sibelius, former Governor of Kansas, interviews her father, Emmons shipmate and former Governor of Ohio John Gilligan, as they...

Mar 30, 2020

Emmons at Sea Video Discovered

Jason Morley, son of Emmons shipmate James E. Morley, recalled his father’s stories about meeting the First Lord of the Admiralty,...

Oct 17, 2019

Commander E. Andrew Wilde, Jr.'s History of the Emmons

In 1998, Cmdr. Andrew Wilde published "The U.S.S. Emmons in World War II," a meticulously researched compilation of historic accounts,...

The USS Emmons Association works to preserve the memory of USS Emmons, DD457/DMS22, a World War II Navy destroyer, and honor the memory of the shipmates who perished in her sinking on April 6, 1945. The Association also maintains and facilitates contact and relationships among former crew members of the USS Emmons, their families and friends.