World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leland S. Evans
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JULY 18, 1942 UNTIL JANUARY 12, 1946. SERVED WITH THE 97TH BOMBARDMENT WING. SAW ACTION IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES-ALSACE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR AND 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE.