Son of Gustave Evans who resided in Chicago, Illinois.
Sten served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17 #42-29901, 526th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
B-17 #42-29901 took off from Kimbolton, England on a bombing mission to Nantas, France. They were hit by an aerial bomb dropped by a German fighter plane and crashed near Nantas, France during the war.
Sten was "Killed In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart.
Service # O-733419
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29901:
Brown, Leonard M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Connolly, Edward F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Euwer, Walter C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Evans, Sten A R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Hamilton, Louis A ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hart, Clifford M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29901:
Blatchford, Samuel N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator
Held, Alfred D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Koval, Cyril G ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Schroder, Elmer W ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Sten served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17 #42-29901, 526th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
B-17 #42-29901 took off from Kimbolton, England on a bombing mission to Nantas, France. They were hit by an aerial bomb dropped by a German fighter plane and crashed near Nantas, France during the war.
Sten was "Killed In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart.
Service # O-733419
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29901:
Brown, Leonard M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Connolly, Edward F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Euwer, Walter C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Evans, Sten A R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Hamilton, Louis A ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hart, Clifford M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29901:
Blatchford, Samuel N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator
Held, Alfred D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Koval, Cyril G ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Schroder, Elmer W ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Son of Gustave Evans who resided in Chicago, Illinois.
Sten served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17 #42-29901, 526th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
B-17 #42-29901 took off from Kimbolton, England on a bombing mission to Nantas, France. They were hit by an aerial bomb dropped by a German fighter plane and crashed near Nantas, France during the war.
Sten was "Killed In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart.
Service # O-733419
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29901:
Brown, Leonard M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Connolly, Edward F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Euwer, Walter C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Evans, Sten A R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Hamilton, Louis A ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hart, Clifford M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29901:
Blatchford, Samuel N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator
Held, Alfred D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Koval, Cyril G ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Schroder, Elmer W ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sten served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17 #42-29901, 526th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
B-17 #42-29901 took off from Kimbolton, England on a bombing mission to Nantas, France. They were hit by an aerial bomb dropped by a German fighter plane and crashed near Nantas, France during the war.
Sten was "Killed In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart.
Service # O-733419
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29901:
Brown, Leonard M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Connolly, Edward F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Euwer, Walter C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Evans, Sten A R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Hamilton, Louis A ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hart, Clifford M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29901:
Blatchford, Samuel N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator
Held, Alfred D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Koval, Cyril G ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Schroder, Elmer W ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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