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  PVT Michael W. Evans    In memory of our fallen brother

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother"



Charlie Company
35th Infantry Regiment
World War II


"Not For Fame or Reward
Not For Place or For Rank
But In Simple Obedience To
Duty as They Understood It"





The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PVT Michael W. Evans, 33159866, who died in the service of his country on January 12th, 1943 in Guadalcanal. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Michael was 25 years of age. He was from Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

The decorations earned by PVT Michael W. Evans include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.



Son of Andrew & Mary Evans.
Siblings: Anna, Mary, Adrew Jr, Catherine, Edward, George, Margaret, Thomas, Alice, Ethelbert L, & Dolores

Pvt. U.S. Army, Co. C, 35th Inf. WW II
2/26/1942 - 1/12/1943 K.I.A.

Family links:
Parents:
Mary Notar Evans (1883 - 1958)

Siblings:
Kathryn G. Evans Rio (1914 - 1939)*
Michael Evans (1917 - 1943)
Edward G Evans (1917 - 1981)*
Margaret Evans Bartalon (1920 - 1998)*
Ethelbert L. Evans (1925 - 1993)*
Delores L Evans Ondic (1927 - 2008)*

Burial:
Oakwood Cemetery
Sharon
Mercer County
Pennsylvania, USA