World War II Honoree

Robert LaVern Evans

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Waukesha, Wisconsin

Honored By

LaVernne Koch

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AS A DRIVER FOR AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTALION COMPOSED OF RADAR AND SEARCHLIGHTS. HIS JOB WAS TO PROTECT AIRSTRIPS OF THE NINTH AIR FORCE BY SETTING UP RADAR AROUND THE AIR STRIP AND SEARCH THE AREA FOR ENEMY PLANES AND ILLUMINATE THEM WITH THE SEARCHLIGHTS. IT WAS A MOBILE UNIT, WHICH MOVED EVERY TIME THE FRONT MOVED.