Frank Evans
Frank Edgar Evans (
19 November 1876 -
25 November 1941), born
19 November 1876 in
Franklin, Pennsylvania, served as an infantryman in the
Spanish-American War, and was commissioned in the
United States Marine Corps on
15 February 1900. He served in the
Philippines and in the
United States prior to
World War I, during which he won the Navy Cross and other awards for the distinction of his service in the Marine Brigade of the
American Expeditionary Force in
France. His postwar service included duty in
Haiti, where from
1927 to
1930 he commanded the Constabulary Detachment and was Chief of the
Gendarmerle d'Haiti. Brigadier General Evans also was District Marine Officer of several Naval Districts. Retired
1 December 1940, he made his home in
Honolulu, Hawaii, where he died
25 November 1941.
The destroyer USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) was named in his honor.