Eugene H Evans
MilitaryAccording to his widow Margaret, Eugene enlisted at 18 in Louisiana.
Eugene Evans was Right Waist Gunner on a mission to Bizerte, Tunisia on 18 December 1942 and survived the crash-landing of B-17 Serial 42-5715, shot down by German fighters over Tunisia. The Co-Pilot and three other crew members were killed. No Missing Air Crew Report for the loss. In her short relation of her husband's sercice, Margaret says his neck had been broken in the North African crash and that he flew other missions after recuperating.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16004238 at enlistment, then O-724118
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16035613
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16014823 at enlistment, then O-789259
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Sooner II
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Florida, United States | 21 March 1923 | to Charles Allison Evans and Era Alice (Windham) Evans |
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Enlisted |
Louisiana, United States | 16 June 1941 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other |
near Bizerte, Tunisia | 18 December 1942 | survived the crash-landing of B-17 42-5715 |
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Died |
Baytown, Harris County, Texas, United States | 17 August 1992 | |
| Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States | |||
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Buried |
Cedar Crest Cemetery, Baytown, Texas, United States |
Revisions
Oral History Interview at https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884729/?q=Evans
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
US Censuses 1930 and 1940