[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 170 (Tuesday, December 3, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1783]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING CORPORAL IVAN A. EVANS, UNITED STATES ARMY

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 3, 2013

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor United 
States Army Corporal Ivan A. Evans and recognize his service to our 
country in World War II.
  This December 7, Pearl Harbor Day, it will be my great honor to 
present the late Corporal Evans' wife, Sarah Ann Evans, with his well-
earned service medals and decorations.
  At the age of 19, Evans enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed 
at Fort McPherson in East Point, Georgia. There, he was part of the 
98th Infantry Division of the 367th Field Artillery Battalion before 
departing for Hawaii in July of 1945, where he trained as part of the 
Japan occupation forces. After Japan's surrender on September 2, 1945, 
Evans' infantry division helped oversee the country's transition from 
years of war into a democracy.
  While answering the call of duty, Evans earned the Good Conduct 
Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, the 
Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Clasp, the Honorable Service Lapel 
Button, and the Marksman Badge & Rifle Bar.
  Mr. Speaker, it is truly an honor to present Sarah Ann Evans with 
these commendations, signifying her husband's selfless sacrifice during 
World War II. To preserve our history and tradition of service, 
Corporal Evans and the soldiers who served alongside him can never be 
forgotten. Their stories are the ones that define ``the greatest 
generation,'' where free people across the world stood up to tyranny, 
risking their lives for our dearest principles.

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