Ernest Neil Evans

Military
media-37288.jpeg UPL 37288 "Lt Long and lead crew on bombing mission to Schweinfurt, Germany, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, England. 13 April 1944."

Rear L-R: 1Lt John A Long, 1Lt Fred T Clark, 2Lt Ernest N Evans, 1Lt George M Carroll, Capt Louis M "Mel" Schulstad Jr

Front L-R: S/Sgt Mace Henson, S/Sgt Anthony Orlando, S/Sgt Frank C Logan, T/Sgt Ralph T Jennings, T/Sgt Clarence G Wilson, S/Sgt Albert J Ledley

Object Number - UPL 37288 - "Lt Long and lead crew on bombing mission to Schweinfurt, Germany, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb...

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions.





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-799811
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Virgin mary

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Newton, MS 10 January 1918 Son of Virgil Sylvanus and Bertha Mae [Monk] Evans.

Enlisted

Decatur, MS 25 November 1940 Decatur, Mississippi

Died

7 October 1984

Buried

Lakewood Memorial Park Jackson, Hinds County, MS 11 October 1984 Lakewood Memorial Park Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-97590 per info in the A/C description.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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