Delos Carleton Emmons | |
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 Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons | |
| Born | January 17, 1889 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 1965 (aged 76) United States |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1909–1948 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 1st Wing Hawaiian Department Western Defense Command |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Legion of Merit (2) Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal |
Delos Carleton Emmons (January 17, 1889 – October 3, 1965) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army.[1] He was the military governor of Hawaii in the aftermath of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and administered the replacement of normal U.S. banknotes with special war-emergency US banknotes in case the islands were invaded. He is credited with preventing the mass evacuation of Japanese-Americans from Hawaii, which many have called a shameful episode of racism and jingoism that was felt hardest on the mainland.
- ^ Fogerty, Robert P. (1953). "Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952, Volume 1 – A thru L" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 538–540. USAF historical studies: no. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.