World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Evans
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SAW BATTLE ON TARAWA. DUCKED UNDERWATER WHENEVER A LINE OF BULLETS SKIMMED THE WAVES, HEADING TOWARD HIM AS THE MARINES HEADED TO SHORE. ONCE ON THE ISLAND, THE TROOPS WERE PINNED AGAINST A LOG SEA WALL. HIGH LOSS OF LIVES AND MANY WOUNDED.