EVANS-ERNEST
ERNEST EDWIN "CHIEF" EVANS
Rate/Rank
CDR
CDR
Service Branch
USN 6/1927 - 10/1944
Born
08/13/1908
PAWNEE, OK
KILLED IN ACTION - USS JOHNSTON DD-557, SUNK BY JAPANESE ARMADA AT LEYTE GULF 10/25/1944
CO, USS JOHNSTON DD-557
CO, USS ALDEN DD-211
USS BLACK HAWK AD-9
USS CAHOKIA ATR-113
USS PENSACOLA CA-24
NAVAL AIR STATION, PENSACOLA, FL
USS RATHBURNE DD-113
USS ROPER DD-147
USS COLORADO BB-45
NAVAL AIR STATION, SAN DIEGO, CA
MEDAL OF HONOR
NAVY CROSS
BRONZE STAR MEDAL
PURPLE HEART
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL
