About Emory L. Bennett
Lived 1929 – 1951 (aged 21). Emory L. Bennett was an American military personnel.
Emory Lawrence Bennett (December 20, 1929 – June 24, 1951) was a United States Army soldier in the Korean War who posthumously received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Biography Bennett was born in New Smyrna Beach, Florida on December 20, 1929. His family moved to Indianola on Merritt Island when he was six and to Cocoa in 1937. His parents ran "Bennett Fish Market", and he helped catch fish in the nearby Indian River to sell. The family supplemented their diet by duck hunting, and Emory proved a crack shot. He had three older brothers: Gary, Marvin and John. Bennett graduated from Cocoa High School in 1948 and enlisted in the Army on July 25, 1950.
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Who was Emory L. Bennett?
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Emory L. Bennett was born on 20 December 1929 in New Smyrna Beach.
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Emory L. Bennett died on 24 June 1951 in Korea.
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Emory L. Bennett was a military personnel.
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Emory L. Bennett was American.
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