World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Evan K. Williams
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Virginia
Honored By
Paula Lucy Delosh
JOINED THE NAVY AS A ENLISTED MAN AND EARNED HIS WINGS IN MAY 1941.FLEW TORPEDO BOMBERS AND COMBAT MISSIONS OFF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS YORKTOWN, HORNET AND SANGAMON, FIGHTING IN THE BATTLES OF THE CORAL SEA, SANTA CRUZ, GILBERT AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, MARIANA ISLANDS CAMPAIGN AND LEYTE GULF. AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR SUCCESSFULLY TORPEDOING A JAPANESE HEAVY CRUISER DURING THE BATTLE OF SANTA CRUZ ON OCTOBER 26, 1942.