King County WA Archives Obituaries.....Evans , Frank S. March 2, 2015 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kathy Lassman k_lassman@hotmail.com March 10, 2015, 12:32 am Seattle Times March 8, 2015 Frank was born on October 31, 1924 in Tacoma. In 1943 he enlisted in the Army Air corps as an Aviation Cadet and was a bombardier in Europe during World War II. He took pilot training and was one of the first US Air Force pilots. He participated in the Korean War, and served on the staff at the Pacific Air Force Headquarters during the Viet Nam war. He was decorated with the Legion of Merit, a Distinguished Flying Cross and many other citations and medals. He retired in 1975 as a Colonel. He married Florence Aldrich and had been married to her for 69 years at the time of his death. Frank is survived by his wife Florence, brothers Ray and Tom Evans, sister Irene Wolgeher, sons Gordon (Sandi), Bob (Steve) and Larry (Sally). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/king/obits/e/evans1095gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb