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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Kenneth Evans

Hometown

Michigan

Honored By

Fellow Veteran

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

DIED MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1945 AT MITCHELL FIELD, NEW YORK CITY, OF COMPLICATIONS FROM WOUNDS HE RECEIVED IN GERMANY THREE MONTHS EARLIER. HE HAD BEEN MOVED TO A HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND, WHERE IT WAS HOPED HE WOULD MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. AFTER HE ARRIVED IN NEW YORK, HE WAS SUDDENLY STRICKEN AND DIED FROM A LIVER AILMENT. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE IN APRIL 1942 AND SERVED WITH THE HEAVY ARTILLERY IN EUROPE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. HE RECEIVED HIS LIEUTENANT'S BARS ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE SUSTAINING HIS INJURIES.