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0602801	17k	Jack Mandeville Emery was born on 09 October 1916 in Piedmont, California, the son of Ralph DeVotie and Katherine Frances (Kelly) Emery, and the grandson of Joseph Emery, East Bay capitalist, who founded the city of Emeryville, California. He attended Piedmont High School and was a life member of Boy Scout Troop 51 in Oakland. After graduating high school, he attended the University of California, where he was a member of the ROTC, and in July 1937 made a training cruise to Hawaii aboard USS Colorado (BB 45). Emery was appointed ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve on 20 May 1939, and reported for active duty in USS Arizona (BB 39) on 13 November 1939. On the morning of 07 December 1941, Ensign Emery was serving as Signals Officer on the staff of Rear Admiral Isaac Kidd aboard Arizona. He was killed in action when Arizona exploded and was lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor that morning. The ship had sustained eight bomb hits; one hit on the forecastle, glancing off the face plate of turret II penetrated the deck to explode in the black powder magazine, which in turn set off adjacent smokeless power magazines. A cataclysmic explosion ripped through the forward part of the ship, touching off fierce fires that burned for two days; debris showered down on Ford Island in the vicinity. He is memorialized at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. USS Emery (DE 28) (1943-1945) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (Photo from FOLD 3)		Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Manager, Navsource DE / FF / LCS Archive
0602802	106k	17 April 1943: Radm W. L. Friedell, USN, Shipyard Commandant, presents a silver tray to the ship's sponsor at the launching ceremonies for the USS Emery (DE 28) at Mare Island Navy Yard. Left to right: Radm W. L. Friedell, Mrs. W. D. McDonald (Matron of Honor) and Miss Edna K. McDonald (Sponsor). (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-28-2718-43)		Darryl Baker PNCM, USNR (ret.) Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
0602803	140k	17 April 1943: The USS Emery (DE 28) Sponsor and Matron of Honor are shown at the bow of the ship ready to christen her at Mare Island. Left to right: Mrs. W. D. McDonald (Matron of Honor) and Miss Edna K. McDonald (Sponsor). (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-28-2726-43)
0602807	112k	17 April 1943: Miss Edna K. McDonald (Sponsor) is shown christening the USS Emery (DE 28) at Mare Island. Left to right: Mrs. W. D. McDonald (Matron of Honor) Capt. F. G. Crisp (Yard Manager), Miss Edna K. McDonald (Sponsor) and Radm W. L. Friedell (Shipyard Commandant. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-28-2731-43)
0602804	129k	17 April 1943: Emery is at the end of the ways during her launching at Mare Island. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-28-2719-43)
0602805	76k	17 April 1943: Broadside view of Emery after her launching at Mare Island. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-28-2720-43)
0602808	90k	07 July 1943: Emery is shown at her outfitting berth at Mare Island. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-28-4949-43)
0602806	57k	undated postwar image		Jerry Church

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