Evan J Machen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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
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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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
8 April 1944 | ||
Born |
San Bernardino, California | ||
Buried |
Revisions
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Sources
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