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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Clarence Lee Evans

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Saginaw, Missouri

Honored By

John Peterson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED IN THE FIELD FROM JANUARY 20, 1942 UNTIL NOVEMBER 25, 1942, WHEN HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON GUADALCANAL. HE WAS AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN CAPTURING TWO ENEMY MACHINE GUN NESTS TWO DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH. THE USS CLARENCE L. EVANS DE-113, LAUNCHED ON MARCH 22, 1944, WAS SO NAMED IN HIS HONOR.