World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William E. Evans
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
FLIGHT OFFICER. NAVIGATOR ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 782ND SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WHEN IT WAS HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE NORTH OIL REFINERY AT BLECHHAMMER, GERMANY ON DECEMBER 18, 1944. RETURNED BY PARTISAN FORCES TO BARI, ITALY ON DECEMBER 28, 1944.