Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
George
R.
Evans
October 27, 1894

–

October 13, 1976

Cemetery:

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    322d Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    81st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 10, 1918
    War Department, General Orders No. 32 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private George R. Evans (ASN: 3210491), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 322d Infantry Regiment, 81st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Grimaucourt, France, 10 November 1918. Private Evans repeatedly carried messages through very heavy artillery and machine-gun fire and at one time successfully carried a wounded comrade through an intense barrage to a first-aid station.