KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

LTJG Hubert T Evans

Distinguished Flying Cross
VF-93 Fighter Squadron
Navy
Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA)
Remains Not Recovered
Aircraft Type: F9F-2
Aircraft Number: 123440
Date Of Loss: February 16, 1953
Service Number: 532783
Born: August 6, 1926
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Ross, Ohio
Location Or Battle Zone: North Korea
Town Or Area: At Sea - Landing Approach
Burial Location
Arlington National Cemetery - Memorial

Comments: Lieutenant Junior Grade Evans a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of a F9F-2 Pantherjet fighter with Fighter Squadron 93, aboard the aircraft carrier USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CVA-47). On February 16, 1953, while attacking bridges and interdicting railways, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the water. He was listed as Missing in Action.

Ship's Log - PDF page 3.

DPAA: Lieutenant Junior Grade Hubert T. Evans joined the U.S. Navy from Ohio and was a member of Fighter Squadron 93. On February 16, 1953, he took off from the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) piloting an F9F-2 Panther (bureau number 123440) on a combat flight over enemy territory. After the mission, as the Panther made its approach to return to the Philippine Sea, it crashed into the water. The Panther quickly sank, and there was no indication that LTJG Evans escaped the aircraft before it went under the water. Search and rescue efforts failed to recover LTJG Evans, and he has not been associated with any remains returned to U.S. custody after the war.

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1926

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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - MEMORIAL

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