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Personal info

Full name
EVANS, Donald Larue
Date of birth
24 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Montgomery, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33172555
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
Tank Driver
Unit
A Company,
40th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Marieulles, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Raymond G. Evans (father)
Amanda L. (Hunsinger) Evans (mother)
Harry W. Evans (brother)
Henry E. Evans (brother)
Stella M. Evans (sister)
Robert L. Evans (brother)
Doris M. Evans (sister)
Max I. Evans (brother)
Fannie I. Evans (sister)
Raymond G. Evans Jr. (brother)

More information

T/5 Donald L. Evans enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 7 March 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Tomlinson Thomas Tapestry / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, https://www.7tharmddiv.org,

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert