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PFC Wilbur Earl Evans

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PFC Wilbur Earl Evans

Birth
Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Death
26 Jan 1945 (aged 19)
Kaltenhouse, Departement du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Burial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France Add to Map
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He was assigned to F Company and was killed in a German attack when he was hit by a piece of shrapnel in the head. According to witnesses he probably would have lived had he stayed on the ground. But he got up and started running around among the men, moaning and praying for God to let him die. He thought he was blind for his cap had slipped over his eyes and he couldn't see. The boys tried to get him to lay down but he wouldn't listen. He was finally picked off by a German rifleman.
He was assigned to F Company and was killed in a German attack when he was hit by a piece of shrapnel in the head. According to witnesses he probably would have lived had he stayed on the ground. But he got up and started running around among the men, moaning and praying for God to let him die. He thought he was blind for his cap had slipped over his eyes and he couldn't see. The boys tried to get him to lay down but he wouldn't listen. He was finally picked off by a German rifleman.

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Entered the Service from Indiana.

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  • Maintained by: Coleman ✿
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56372252/wilbur_earl-evans: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Wilbur Earl Evans (8 Jun 1925–26 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56372252, citing Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).