Ernest Neil Evans
Military
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Newton, MS | 10 January 1918 | Son of Virgil Sylvanus and Bertha Mae [Monk] Evans. |
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Enlisted |
Decatur, MS | 25 November 1940 | Decatur, Mississippi |
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Died |
7 October 1984 | ||
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Buried |
Lakewood Memorial Park Jackson, Hinds County, MS | 11 October 1984 | Lakewood Memorial Park Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a connection to A/C #42-97590 per info in the A/C description.
Key Image ID.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster
