Read the 2019 Griffin/Emmons Scholarship Essays!

The Legacy Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Lt. John J. Griffin/USS Emmons Memorial Scholarship awards of...

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,...

Oct 1, 2019

2019 Reunion Is In the Books!

A great time was had by all at the September 26-29 Emmons reunion in Gettysburg, PA. View photos of the festivities here.

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.