World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Howard K. Evans
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wise County, Virginia
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR OF A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED MAY 1, 1944 WHEN THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUR OTHER CREW MEMBERS ALSO DIED WHEN THE BOMBER CRASHED AT THE PUEBLO ARMY AIR FIELD, PUEBLO, COLORADO.