Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 21, 1946.
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Evan served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #41-24017, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hamilton County, Tennessee prior to the war.
Evan was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, which took off from 5-Mile (Ward) near Port Moresby on an armed reconnaissance mission over Wewak, was believed to have failed to turn a proper course back to base and was lost at sea during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726241
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Blocker, Robert H ~ T/Sgt, FL
Coston, John F ~ S/Sgt, TX
Hughes, Evan P ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Kouski, Alexander ~ T/Sgt, OH
Kwiatkowski, Bernard T ~ T/Sgt, NY
Oliver, James F ~ S/Sgt, OR
Pacheco, Joe B ~ S/Sgt, AZ
Peck, Franklin L ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rininsland, Donald A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Stuehmer, Lloyd A ~ 1st Lt, NE
Wimberly, Olin J ~ 1st Lt, FL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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A B-24 was lost over Port Moresby area, Papua New Guinea on 2/12/43, belonging to the 400th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb group. Three of the crew members names are 1st Lt. Donald A. Rininsland, 1st Lt. Evan P. Hughes, and 1st Lt Franklin L. Peck.
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Evan served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #41-24017, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hamilton County, Tennessee prior to the war.
Evan was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, which took off from 5-Mile (Ward) near Port Moresby on an armed reconnaissance mission over Wewak, was believed to have failed to turn a proper course back to base and was lost at sea during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726241
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Blocker, Robert H ~ T/Sgt, FL
Coston, John F ~ S/Sgt, TX
Hughes, Evan P ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Kouski, Alexander ~ T/Sgt, OH
Kwiatkowski, Bernard T ~ T/Sgt, NY
Oliver, James F ~ S/Sgt, OR
Pacheco, Joe B ~ S/Sgt, AZ
Peck, Franklin L ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rininsland, Donald A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Stuehmer, Lloyd A ~ 1st Lt, NE
Wimberly, Olin J ~ 1st Lt, FL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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A B-24 was lost over Port Moresby area, Papua New Guinea on 2/12/43, belonging to the 400th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb group. Three of the crew members names are 1st Lt. Donald A. Rininsland, 1st Lt. Evan P. Hughes, and 1st Lt Franklin L. Peck.
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 21, 1946.
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Evan served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #41-24017, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hamilton County, Tennessee prior to the war.
Evan was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, which took off from 5-Mile (Ward) near Port Moresby on an armed reconnaissance mission over Wewak, was believed to have failed to turn a proper course back to base and was lost at sea during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726241
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Blocker, Robert H ~ T/Sgt, FL
Coston, John F ~ S/Sgt, TX
Hughes, Evan P ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Kouski, Alexander ~ T/Sgt, OH
Kwiatkowski, Bernard T ~ T/Sgt, NY
Oliver, James F ~ S/Sgt, OR
Pacheco, Joe B ~ S/Sgt, AZ
Peck, Franklin L ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rininsland, Donald A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Stuehmer, Lloyd A ~ 1st Lt, NE
Wimberly, Olin J ~ 1st Lt, FL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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A B-24 was lost over Port Moresby area, Papua New Guinea on 2/12/43, belonging to the 400th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb group. Three of the crew members names are 1st Lt. Donald A. Rininsland, 1st Lt. Evan P. Hughes, and 1st Lt Franklin L. Peck.
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Evan served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #41-24017, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hamilton County, Tennessee prior to the war.
Evan was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, which took off from 5-Mile (Ward) near Port Moresby on an armed reconnaissance mission over Wewak, was believed to have failed to turn a proper course back to base and was lost at sea during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726241
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Blocker, Robert H ~ T/Sgt, FL
Coston, John F ~ S/Sgt, TX
Hughes, Evan P ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Kouski, Alexander ~ T/Sgt, OH
Kwiatkowski, Bernard T ~ T/Sgt, NY
Oliver, James F ~ S/Sgt, OR
Pacheco, Joe B ~ S/Sgt, AZ
Peck, Franklin L ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rininsland, Donald A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Stuehmer, Lloyd A ~ 1st Lt, NE
Wimberly, Olin J ~ 1st Lt, FL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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A B-24 was lost over Port Moresby area, Papua New Guinea on 2/12/43, belonging to the 400th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb group. Three of the crew members names are 1st Lt. Donald A. Rininsland, 1st Lt. Evan P. Hughes, and 1st Lt Franklin L. Peck.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Tennessee.
