05 David Birch Evans, Born Jackson Tennessee

David Birch Evans

Rank/Rate: Chief Machinist’s Mate
Service Number: 140 82 58
Birth Date: September 5, 1899
From: New London, Connecticut
Decorations: None
Submarine: USS S-26 (SS-131)
Loss Date: January 24, 1942
Location: Gulf of Panama
Circumstances: Sunk when rammed by PC-460
Remarks: David was born in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Tim Taylor. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS S-26 (SS-131)
On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS S-26 (SS-131)
Find a Grave Memorial: MMC David Birch Evans (World War II West Coast Memorial)
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