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Personal info

Full name
EVANS, David Grenville
Date of birth
16 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Hometown
Seattle, King County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39477875
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 February 1945
Place of death
Schönberg, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 7 51

Immediate family

Members
Edwin J. Evans (father)
Jesse (Oatway) Evans (mother)
John Evans (brother)
Evna L. (Robinson) Evans (wife)

More information

Pvt David G. Evans attended college for three years before he enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington on 14 June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jan Hendricks Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Franklin High School Yearbook 1946