World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James E. Evans
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Glen Dean, Kentucky
Honored By
Jim & Leta Wheeler
Relationship
Friends
SERVED IN ACTIVE DUTY FROM DECEMBER 5, 1943 TO JUNE 29, 1945 WITH THE 562ND BOMB SQUADRON, 388TH BOMB GROUP AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS INCLUDING NORMANDY. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL AND THE DISTINGUISHED AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.