Daniel John Evans Jr.

Korean War
Service #AO-2224072
Unit25 FTR INTCP SQ 51 FRT INTCP GP
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathApril 7 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
First Lieutenant Evans was awarded the Air Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Evans was the pilot of a T-33A Shooting Star fighter with the 25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 51st Fighter-Interceptor Group. On April 7, 1953, while on an operational flight, his aircraft crashed off the coast of Korea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.