Name: James Sidney Embrey
Born: July 2, 1925 Died: January 21, 1945 Hometown: Coldwater, MS Entered Military: October 19, 1943 Branch of Service: United States Naval Reserve Org Unit: USS Hancock Serial No: 896 80 88 Rank: Seaman First Class Cemetery: Manila American Cemetery; memorial at Grays Creek Cemetery (ID: 105707184) James Sidney Embrey was born in 1925 in Coldwater, Mississippi to Erma Scott and James Ernest Embrey. He enlisted in the Navy on October 19, 1943 in Hattiesburg, MS and died a little over a year later on January 21, 1945 in an accidental bomb explosion aboard the aircraft carrier, the USS Hancock as a 1st Class Seaman (S1c). Before joining the US Navy at the age of 18, Embrey went to school up until the 8th grade as shown on the 1940 US Census along with his sisters, Elizabeth Embrey who was in the 4th grade and Mary Embrey who was in 7th grade. |