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EVANS, Philip Cameron - Date of
birth
4 June 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-800857 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
561st Bombardment Squadron,
388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1944 - Place of
death
Krimpenfort, 6 km south of Vechta, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Albert H. Evans (father)
Frances C. Evans (mother)
Catherine Evans (sister)
Christine Evans (sister)
James A. Evans (brother)
Jennie B. Evans (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-39804 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Bad Penny
Target: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 2346
More information
2nd Lt Philip C. Evans graduated from Lowell High School in 1937 and attended the Lowell Textile Institute.The aircraft was reported by his squadron leader to have feathered his #3 engine about a minute before bombs away, at the same time falling behind the formation and losing altitude. Several enemy fighters jumped the airplane and on the seventh pass it was shot down. It went into a dive and when last seen just before going into the clouds the left wing was coming off.
Three crew members survived and were taken prisoner, seven were killed. They were initially buried at the Russian POW cemetery of Vechta.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, 388th Bomb Group Historian, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Lowell Sun 27 March 1944