| Name |
Evans, Paul Earnest |
| Birth |
4 Apr 1922 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
EVAN.P004 |
| _FGRAVE |
117902837 |
| Funeral |
Baue Funeral and Memorial Center Chapel, St. Charles County, Missouri  [1] |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, 50th Engineer Battalion, United States Army [2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on October 22, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Corps of Engineers, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (345). Departed the Continental U.S. on July 17, 1943 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to the 50th Engineer Battalion engaged in the Aleutian Islands, Eastern Mandates, Southern Philippines, and Ryukyus campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 4 bronze battle stars, the WWII Victory Medal, and the Philippines Liberation Medal with 1 bronze battle star. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on November 28, 1945 at the Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2233147
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World War II Honoree, Evans, Paul E. (1922-2002)
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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Military Service Ribbons, Evans, Paul Earnest (1922-2002)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Camp Grant, Illinois
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Aleutian Islands Campaign
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Marshall Islands
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Mindanao, Phillipines
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Ryukyu Islands
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Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
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| Death |
22 Mar 2002 |
St. Joseph Health Center, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri [1] |
| Burial |
Saint Charles Memorial Gardens, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri [3] |
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Headstone, Evans, Paul E. and Doris J.
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Headstone, Evans, Paul E.and Doris J.
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| Person ID |
I22041 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants |
| Last Modified |
19 Apr 2024 |
1922 - 2002 (79 years)
