Frank Evans

Infobox Military Person
name= Frank Edgar Evans
born= birth date|1876|11|19
died= death date and age|1941|11|25|1876|11|19
placeofbirth= Franklin, Pennsylvania
placeofdeath= Honolulu, Hawaii


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allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Marine Corps
serviceyears=1900-1940
rank= Brigadier General
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awards=Navy Cross
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Frank Edgar Evans born 19 November, 1876 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, served as an infantryman in the Spanish-American War, and was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps on 15 February, 1900. He served in the Philippines and in the United States prior to World War I, during which he won the Navy Cross and other awards for the distinction of his service in the Marine Brigade of the American Expeditionary Force in France. His postwar service included duty in Haiti, where from 1927 to 1930 he commanded the Constabulary Detachment and was Chief of the "Gendarmerle d'Haiti". Brigadier General Evans also was District Marine Officer of several Naval Districts. Retired 1 December, 1940, he made his home in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he died 25 November, 1941.

Namesake

The destroyer USS "Frank E. Evans" (DD-754) was named in his honor.

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References

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External links

* [http://history.navy.mil/danfs/f4/frank_e_evans.htm history.navy.mil: USS "Frank E. Evans"]