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Submitted: 6/9/21 • Approved: 6/10/21 • Last Updated: 6/13/21 • R425829-G0-S3
Texas
TECHNICAL FIFTH CLASS 381 Infantry 96 Division
World War II
November 15, 1920-April 12, 1945
Purple Heart
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
Borger Daily Herald - May 14, 1945
T-5 Harold D. Evans was killed in action on April 12 in the battle for Okinawa, according to a wire from the War Department received by his wife.
Evans was serving with the Medical Detachment of Gen. Bradley's 96th "Deadeye" Division. His wife and 23 months old daughter, Sharon Kaye, live at 707 Phillips Road. He is the son of Mrs. Fannie Evans of Powersville, Mo.
Entering service Oct. 18, 1942, he was formerly employed by L. O. Stocker at Phillips.
Borger Daily Herald - June 22, 1945
Mrs. Maxine Evans of Borger has received word from the War Department that her husband, T-5 Harold D. Evans, was killed in action on Okinawa, Byukyu Islands April 12, As the employee of L. O. Stocker at Phillips, Evans entered service October 18, 1942 at Unionville, Missouri.
The letter from the War Department read:
Headquarters, Medical Detachment
381st Infantry, APO 96
Care P.M. San Francisco, California
16 April 1945
Mrs. Maxine Evans
General Delivery
Borger, Texas
Dear Mrs. Evans:
It is with the deepest regret that I inform you of the death of your husband, Tec 5 Harold D Evans, ASN 37 392 408, on the 12th of April 1945, 700 yards East of Uchitomari, Okinawa, Ryukyu, Islands.
Harold was one of our Regimental Technicians sent to 1st Battalion Medical Section to aid in the treatment and evacuation of casualties. During the night of 12th of April, 1945, a large mortar shell made a direct hit on the cave in which the Aid Station was located. As a result, tons of rock fell on its occupants. When Harold was removed from the ruins a few minutes later, it was found that he had been killed almost instantly from the concussion and that he had not suffered.
Harold was buried on Okinawa with full military honors. He was laid to rest according to rites of his own faith in a ceremony conducted by one of our Regimental Chaplains. Further information as to his grave location will be sent to you as soon as possible.
Although I realize that there is little that I can say to ease your sense of loss, I want you to know that Harold was a fine soldier and technician measuring up to the highest standards in the Army Medical Corps. Harold was an irreplaceable member of our organization and during the Okinawa campaign he aided greatly in the treatment and evacuation of casualties. It is through the skill and untiring efforts of men like Harold that the world will again see the peace and freedom which we all so love.
The officers and men of this Detachment as well as Harold's many friends in the 381st Infantry Regiment join me in extending our sincere regret to you in your bereavement. If there is any additional information that you may desire, please feel free to call on us.
Yours most sincerely,
William H. Hewes
Major, M. C.
Med. Det., 381st Inf.
Commanding
Hutchinson County Herald - February 11, 1949
Final rites for Harold D. Evans, husband of County Clerk Maxine Evans, who was killed in action on Okinawa April 12, 1945, and whose body was this week returned to Borger by the War Department will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the Nazarene, Borger, with the Revs. Amos R. Meador and R. N. Huckabee officiating.
Evans was born in Ravanna, Missouri, Nov. 13, 1921 to Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Evans. His boyhood was spent there and in Powersville, Mo., where he attended school.
He came to Borger several years ago and was employed here by the City Bus Company and later by Phillips Petroleum Company at the refinery.
He was married to Mis Maxine Thames, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Thames, Borger, on May 2, 1942.
Mr. Evans entered the service of his country Oct. 18, 1942, and was made a Tec 5, assigned to the Medical Corps of the 381st Infantry, 96th Division.
He saw action in the Philippine Invasion, Leyte, and Okinawa, where he was mortally wounded.
At the request of the President of the United State, Tec 5 Evans was awarded posthumously the Purple Heart by and under the direction of the Secretary of War.
Special expressions of sympathy have come to Mrs. Evans since her husband's death from scores of ranking officers of the armed forces. These include messages from General Marshall, Maj. Gen. Richard Donovan, Henry L. Stimson, as well as from high ranking government officials.
Besides his wife and daughter, Sharon Kaye, 5, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Fannie Evans, Powerville, Mo.; and eight sisters. They are: Mrs. G. H. Turpin, Borger; Mrs. Leslie Biehl, Queen City, Mo.; Mrs. Earl Brown, Powersville, Mo.; Mrs. Harland Swift, Deep River, Iowa; Mrs. Don Clark, Lemons, Mo.; Mrs. Omer Epps, Antioch, Calif.; Mrs. Robert Garner, Powersville, Mo.; Mrs. Delbert Pauley, also of Powersville, Mo.
Casket bearers are J. H. Agee, L. M. Poston, Bill Benge, J. B. Floyd, Tommy Dulaney, and Ed Webster.
Military escort accompanying the body to Borger was Master Sergeant Walter S. Hurford.
Interment will be in Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton's Funeral Home.
Borger News Herald - February 12, 1949
Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct graveside military services for Harold D. Evans, husband of County Clerk Maxine Evans, following funeral services today at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene with the Revs. Amos R. Meador and R. N. Huckabee officiating.
Interment will be in Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of the Minton Funeral Home.
He was killed in action on Okinawa, April 12, 1945, and his body was returned this week by the War Department.
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U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Harold Jean Evans
[Harold Dean Evans]
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1920
Death Date: 12 Apr 1945
Cemetery: Highland Park Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Borger, Texas
Contributed on 6/9/21
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Record #: 425829