Evan J Machen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
First Lieutenant William K. Coon, First Lieutenant James M. Morris and First Lieutenant Evan J. Machen of the 20th Fighter Group consul a map (censored) at Kings Cliffe air base, October 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'Lightnings Attack Northern France. Versatile P-38 Lightnings, flashing their power across the English Channel for the first time in a combat role, bring new serial phase into the European Theatre of Operations. Well-trained pilots - some of them already experienced in the other th media-376966.jpg FRE 72 First Lieutenant William K. Coon, First Lieutenant James M. Morris and First Lieutenant Evan J. Machen of the 20th Fighter Group consul a map (censored) at Kings Cliffe air base, October 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'Lightnings Attack Northern France. Versatile P-38 Lightnings, flashing their power across the English Channel for the first time in a combat role, bring new serial phase into the European Theatre of Operations. Well-trained pilots - some of them already experienced in the other theatres of war - and ground crews swear by their ships. From briefing room to flying line, from runways to skyways and contest with the enemy, each mission represents expert planning by Operations and Intelligence and the brains and sweat of every man who prepares an order or tightens a screw on a prop. Photo shows:- 1st Lt. William K. Coon, Compton, California,1st. Lt. James M. Morris, Detroit, Michigan and 1st. Lt. Evan J. Machen, San Bernadino, California. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 85.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 72 - First Lieutenant William K. Coon, First Lieutenant James M. Morris and First Lieutenant Evan J. Machen of the 20th Fighter Group consul a map...

Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Salzwedel in P-38J #42-68181 on 8 Apr 1944



Am w 5 Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC



1 Me110, 1 Ju88, 3 Unknown

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Died

8 April 1944

Born

San Bernardino, California

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3618 / MACR 3618, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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