ERNEST  EDWIN "CHIEF"  EVANS

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Rate/Rank
 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
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
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
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR 
NAVY CROSS 
BRONZE STAR MEDAL 
PURPLE HEART 
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL 
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL