Delos Carleton Emmons | |
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Born | Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | January 17, 1889
Died | October 3, 1965 United States | (aged 76)
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.