Evans Richard Harlan "Dick"

Monuments

Pvt Richard H. Evans and 35th Infantry Division Plaque

Name:

Richard Harlan "Dick" Evans

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

Unit:

35th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-30

State:

Oklahoma

Cemetery:

Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Oklaho

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Sharpshooters Badge

Comments:

Pvt. Richard H. "Dick" Evans was assigned to the 35th division on Sept. 12, 1944, from a replacement depot at Verdun. He was one of 113 replacement riflemen who arrived at Fort de Pont St. Vincent, France, the following day. Before he was killed in action at Armaucourt on September 30, 1944, he participated in the liberation of Manhoue and Han. He was buried at Andilly Cemetery, and later reburied in his native Oklahoma City, OK. He left behind his wife, Nell; his daughter Paula (Pat); his son, Harlan; his parents, Jess and Lela; siblings and his office staff at American First Title and Trust Co., where he was an abstractor.