World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roger Milton Evans
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM 2/17/38 TO 8/27/57 ABOARD USS NASHVILLE CL-43, USS CHAUMONT AP-5, USS S-37(SS-142), USS CANOPUS AS-9, USS PERCH SS-176, JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR, NAVAL HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, NAVAL HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, NAVAL HOSPITAL AND 3RD NAVAL DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE DEFENSE MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL (ASIATIC) AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.