Evan "Bud" Evans was born in Richmond, Indiana and spent his early years growing up in South Chicago. He was an amateur boxer, and he said, "It was safer in the gym then out on the mean streets in those days." When he was 16 he ran away to join the circus (yes, a true story). When he got to the circus, the owner recognized him as the son of Lee Barton Evans, who at the time was a well known entertainer and celebrity appearing in operas and musical comedies. Grandfather told him to give Evan the worst job they had, so he spent two weeks cleaning up the elephant areas. He learned his lesson and went back home to Chicago, where he was a lighting technician at Granddad's stage shows. At that time his roommate was a young unknown wannabee singer named Mike Douglas (the talk show host), who was singing for free just to get his start. At 19 Evan enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1939. He spent a total of 13 years as both a regular enlisted and in the reserves. He was stationed in Miami, Florida, Cuba, and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Theater in WWII, and then called up from the reserves to fight in the Korean War. He was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon (CAR) with one Gold Star by the Department of the Navy for his combat service. He worked for the New York Central Railroad in New York City, and was an active union member. He always loved trains and had a model railroad train set that he was proud of. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
"Evan Evans
Birth: Sep. 25, 1920
Death: May 16, 2004
SSGT, US MARINE CORPS SERVED IN WWII & KOREA (bio by: Steve Edquist ~In Memory Of Aaron & Scrappy~)
Family links: Spouse: Angela A Evans (1920 - 2013)*
Note: SSGT US Marine Corps WWII, Korea
Burial: Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis Hennepin County Minnesota, USA Plot: Section 17 Site 405 GPS (lat/lon): 44.86459, -93.22276
Created by: Del Huggins Record added: Jun 28, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 38826441."
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"The 90mm antiaircraft guns also were ready that same day, fortunately so, since the Japanese launched the first of 159 air raids carried out during the campaign. The battalion's antiaircraft weapons downed 46 aircraft, including 13 of 16 in one formation. Edmund D. Hadley, serving with the antiaircraft group, helped fight off one of the heaviest raids. "I will always think of July 4, 1943, as the day the planes fell," he said, his memory sharpened by the fact that he and his 90mm gun crew had to dive into a mud hole to escape a Zero fighter strafing Rendova."
"Evan Evans Masterson #1 Family Tree Birth: 25 Sep 1920 Death: 16 May 2004 Parents: Lee Barton Evans, PAULINE Rice Hiatt
Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940 BIRTH, MARRIAGE & DEATH View Image NAME: Evan Evans MOTHER: Pauline Hiatt FATHER: Loveat B Evans BIRTH: date - city, Wayne, Indiana, USA CIVIL: year NAME: Evan Evans GENDER: Male BIRTH DATE: 25 Sep 1920 BIRTH PLACE: Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA REGISTRATION YEAR: 1920 FATHER: Loveat B Evans MOTHER: Pauline Hiatt CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 50953 ROLL NUMBER: 017 AGENCY: Indiana State Dept. of Health VOLUME RANGE: 97 - 102 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS NAME Pauline Hiatt Loveat B Evans Evan Evans
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 WILLS, PROBATES, LAND, TAX & CRIMINAL NAME: Evan Evans BIRTH: date - Richmond , Indiana DEATH: dd mm 2004 NAME: Evan Evans GENDER: Male RACE: White BIRTH DATE: 25 Sep 1918 BIRTH PLACE: Richmond, Indiana DEATH DATE: 16 May 2004 FATHER: Lee B Evans MOTHER: Pauline M Hiatt SSN: 351103816 NOTES: Mar 1937: Name listed as EVAN EVANS HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS NAME Evan Evans Pauline M Hiatt Lee B Evans
Florida, County Marriage Records, 1823-1982 BIRTH, MARRIAGE & DEATH View Image NAME: Evan Evans MARRIAGE: date - Florida, USA Name: Evan Evans Gender: Male Marriage Date: 7 Sep 1941 Marriage Place: Florida, USA Spouse: Ann Mierek Film Number: 002115749
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 BIRTH, MARRIAGE & DEATH NAME: Evan Evans BIRTH: date DEATH: dd mm 2004 MILITARY: date MORE: See all information... NAME: Evan Evans SERVICE INFO.: SSGT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II, KOREA BIRTH DATE: 25 Sep 1920 DEATH DATE: 16 May 2004 SERVICE START DATE: 27 May 1952 INTERMENT DATE: 19 May 2004 CEMETERY: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery CEMETERY ADDRESS: 7601 34th Avenue, South Minneapolis, MN 55450 BURIED AT: Section 17 Site 405."
“Lee Barton Evans who handled the mike for Barnes Bros. in Chicago and Detroit, recently met his son Lieut. James Barton Evans, who has spent 21 months in a German prison camp. He was accompanied by another son, Corp. Evan Evans, of the USMC. A third son Sgt Max Evans, of the Marines, is stationed on Midway Island.”
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