In memory of

Pilot Officer

Thomas Henry Navin Emerson DFM

who died on 14 Jul 1943

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit No. 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
  Rank Pilot Officer
  Service number J18062
  Date of death 19430714
  Cause of death killed in action
  Decorations Distinguished Flying Medal
Narrative history
  J18062 Pilot Officer (No. 405 City of Vancouver Pathfinder Squadron RCAF air gunner) Thomas Henry Navin (Harry) Emerson DFM (b.1918) of Moose Jaw was KIA 19430714 and is buried at Jonkerbos war cemetery near Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. Emerson's Halifax crashed at Venlo during a raid on Aachen, Germany. He had flown 36 missions and was just beginning his second tour. He was the son of Thomas James KC and Josephine C. (Navin) Emerson. Thomas Jr. had been a banker but was working as a lab assistant for Robin Hood when he enlisted at Regina in 1941.

DL Wolfe died on the same flight.

Distinguished Flying Medal citation (posthumous):
Throughout all his sorties this airman has displayed exceptional ability as an air gunner. Many of his missions have been completed in the face of intense opposition. Throughout all his operations he has invariably shown high courage and devotion to duty.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 161 - Moose Jaw
  Cemetery or memorial location Jonkerbos war cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands    

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  Honour roll location(s) Moose Jaw
  Geo-memorial Emerson Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.7°N / 102.95°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 64M10
  Geo-memorial details Southwest of Misaw Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19180702
  Place of birth Moose Jaw    
  Date of enlistment 19410410
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Moose Jaw    
  Occupation lab assistant
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