World War II Honoree

Rowland C. Evans III

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Charles Evans

Relationship

Brother

SERGEANT, 5TH DIVISION (PATTON'S RED DIAMOND), 10TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY C, 3RD PLATOON. SERVED IN BATTLE FOR METZ, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, CROSSING OF THE SAUER RIVER, ATTACK ON PERSCHEID, CROSSING OF THE PRUM RIVER, CROSSING OF THE KYLL RIVER AND THE CROSSING OF THE RHINE RIVER. KILLED MARCH 23, 1945, LEADING HIS SQUAD ALONG A CANAL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RHINE, WHILE TAKING THE TOWN OF ELFERDINGEN. THIS WAS DURING THE ADVANCE CROSSING OF THE RHINE, ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE MAIN CROSSING. 'RANDY' WOULD HAVE BEEN 20 ON JUNE 22, 1945. AT THE TIME HE WAS KILLED, HE DID NOT KNOW HE HAD BEEN PROMOTED TO SERGEANT THE DAY BEFORE.