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William E. Evans U.S. Coast Guard WWII
William E. Evans U.S. Coast Guard WWII
 
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Date of Birth: 2/28/1913
Died On: 9 Nov 1960
Street Address: 18 Oakland Gardens
Service Number: 32273761
Branch of Service: U.S. Coast Guard


Veteran Code: USARMY-190


BIOGRAPHY
 
William Enoch Evans

William Enoch Evans was born February 28, 1913 in New London, Connecticut to Jane Laggen, age 35, and Enoch Evans, age 35. He lost his father when he was only 4 years old. He had one brother and three sisters. In Rye his family lived at 54 Orchard Avenue.

William married Sophie Landby and they had two children. He enlisted and served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.

William E. Evans, forty-seven of 6 Dillon Rd., Town of Mamaroneck, died suddenly November 9, 1960 while driving a truck on Avon Road, Bronxville. He apparently suffered a heart attack, according to police.

Witnesses say Evans lost control of the truck, climbed the curb, crashed through a hedge at 28 Avon Road, continued across the lawn and knocked down a porch railing at the home of Frederick L. Allen Jr., 34 Avon Road.

He lived at the Dillon Road address for six years, moving there from the Village of Mamaroneck. He was an employee of the Suburban Fuel Oil Service, Inc, of Mount Vernon and was a member of Apawamis Lodge 800, F,. and A.M., of Mamaroneck. He was also a member of the Larchmont Avenue Church.

At the time of his deaath, he was survived by his wife, the former Sophie Landby; a son, William Peter, and a daughter, Ellen Jane, all of the home address; brother. Jack Evans of Syosset, and three sisters, Mrs. Luis F. Carillo of Richmond. Va,; Mrs. Basil Merrill of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Mrs. Jane Howie of New York City.

Masonic services were held at the Silleck and Keech Funeral Home. 767 E. Post Rd.. Mamaroneck, where the body is reposing. Religious services took place at the funeral/home and interment will be in a Staten Island cemetery.

Name: William Enoch Evans Race: White Age: 27 Birth Date: 28 Feb 1913 Birth Place: New London, Connecticut Residence Place: Rye, Westchester, New York Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Rye, New York, USA Employer: New York Oil Burner Co Inc Weight: 130 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Height: 5'' 6" Next of Kin: Jane Genieve Evans




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