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EVANS, Edward Martin - Date of
birth
23 April 1910 -
Age
33 -
Place of birth
Denver, Denver County, Colorado -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39240043 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1943 - Place of
death
Approximately ½ mile from Villingen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Silas E. Evans (father)
Lily M. (Lunceford) Evans (mother)
Harry J. Vaughn (half-brother)
William H. Vaughn (half-brother)
Earl N. Vaughn (half-brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30824 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing factory
MACR: 847
More information
S/Sgt Edward M. Evans was a general industry clerk before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 18 May 1942.S/Sgt Arlen R. Hermon:
Thirty to forty minutes after leaving the target near Villingen, Germany, five of the crew members bailed out at an altitude of between 300 and 500 feet after the aircraft was shot in two by an ME 110. The ship went down and burned.
He didn’t bail out.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Zunker Harnish Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Michael V Drachman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Damaris Acevedo