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John Robert “Jack” Emerson

Birth	:	26 Mar 1922 Alberta, Canada
Death	:	11 Aug 2015 Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
Burial	:	Benicia City Cemetery, Benicia, Solano County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.0576610, -122.1535930
Plot	:	Row-16; Plot-25
Description	:	Step-father / adopted father: Melvin Emerson Obituary: Captain John R. Emerson USN (Ret), age 93, was born March 26, 1922 and passed August 11, 2015 at home in Bend, Oregon. Born in Busby, Alberta, Canada to John Robert MacDonald Ritchie and Jessie Whitson Carmichael (Emerson) (Ritchie) (Urquhart). Mother and sons moved to Oakland, California in 1924, becoming US citizen in 1940. He is survived by Alice, his wife and childhood sweetheart of 70 years to whom he gives much credit for her support and adaptability, and his six children John, Janice, Phillip, Kenneth, Scott. His son Ross preceded him. Read More	Step-father / adopted father: Melvin Emerson Obituary: Captain John R. Emerson USN (Ret), age 93, was born March 26, 1922 and passed August 11, 2015 at home in Bend, Oregon. Born in Busby, Alberta, Canada to John Robert MacDonald Ritchie and Jessie Whitson Carmichael (Emerson) (Ritchie) (Urquhart). Mother and sons moved to Oakland, California in 1924, becoming US citizen in 1940. He is survived by Alice, his wife and childhood sweetheart of 70 years to whom he gives much credit for her support and adaptability, and his six children John, Janice, Phillip, Kenneth, Scott. His son Ross preceded him. He joined the Navy in July 1942 in hopes of becoming a Naval Aviation Pilot. Trained as an aviation machinist mate, southwest pacific bases became his assignment. In 1944, he was offered a temporary officer commission or enlisted flight training. He joined the Navy to fly. One of his first aircraft was a Stearman biplane, wearing a leather helmet and a pigskin jacket, which is still wearable today. In the latter years, when someone asked for a new flight jacket, Capt. Emerson said "Have a seat, let me tell you about my jacket." Aviation Pilot First Class Emerson flew with FASRON 119 in Saipan, Marianas Islands taking on the roles of maintenance officer, technical librarian and operations officer. The squadron received a perfect audit for the first time. Assigned to VR-3 (Moffett Field), he made chief in 1951 and was one of the Navy's first pilots to fly and instruct in the R6D (C-118) aircraft. From 1953-55, he was one of 15 APs to acquire a regular officer commission, completing 2 years of college equivalency in 1 to graduate as a Naval Aviator. In 1962 he received his BS degree and in 1971 two Masters degrees at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. 20+ aircraft later, became Commanding Officer of VP-4, a Pentagon Navy planner, CinC-PacFlt staff in Hawaii until 1981, his last assignment was as CO of Naval Air Reserve Unit, NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. With his retirement in Sept 1982, Capt. Emerson brought to a close 40 years of continuous naval service, marking the end of a special breed of Navy flyers – Naval Aviation Pilots (NAPs) whose national association is known as the Silver Eagles. Occasionally someone would look at his original flight jacket and ask "What is an AP1?". The ex-enlisted pilot would smile and say, "Have a seat, let me tell you all about it." Obituary: Baird Funeral Home

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John Robert “Jack” Emerson's memorial is located at: Benicia City Cemetery, Benicia, Solano County, USA.
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John Robert “Jack” Emerson death on 11 Aug 2015 in Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
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Latitude: 38.0576610
Longitude: -122.1535930

Family Members:

Parent

Melvin Ray Emerson

(1886 - 1949)

Spouse

Alice Elizabeth Anderson Emerson

(1924 - 2016)

Siblings

James William Emerson

(1919 - 1979)

Children

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