Frank Edgar Evans (19 November 1876 â€" 25 November 1941) served as an
infantryman in the Spanishâ€"American War, and was commissioned in the
United States Marine Corps on 15 February 1900.He was born in
Franklin, Pennsylvania on 19 November 1876. 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.The
destroyer USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) was named in his honor.
infantryman in the Spanishâ€"American War, and was commissioned in the
United States Marine Corps on 15 February 1900.He was born in
Franklin, Pennsylvania on 19 November 1876. 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.The
destroyer USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) was named in his honor.
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