Lawton B. Evans Jr. '14
First Lieutenant Lawton Bryan Evans, Jr. ' 14 of the Air Force, was killed in an airplane accident at Brooks Field, Texas, on September 30.
Evans was born on Oct. 10, 1892, the son of Mr. and Mr. L. B. Evans, of Augusta, Ga. He graduated from the Georgia Technology in 1913. with the degree of B. S. in M. E., entering Cornell in the fall. He remained only one year. He was a member of Chi Phi, and of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Before entering the service, Evans was employed in the production engineering department of the Buckeye Steel Castings Company, of Columbus, Ohio. He attended the School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Illinois, and was sent from there to Park Field, Tenn. On April 1 he received his commission and was assigned to Brooks Field, San Antonia, Texas.
Source The Cornell Alumni News, Volume 21 Page 41
Ohio Military Men, 1917-18
Name: Lawton B. Evans
Serial Number: 2nd Lieutenant
Race: W
Residence: Y. M. C. A. 3Reserve Division St., Columbus, O.
Enlistment Division: Enlisted Reserve Corps
Enlistment Location: Fairfield, O.
Enlistment Date: 11 Dec 1917
Birth Place:Augusta, GA.
Birth Date / Age: 25 2/12 Years
Assigns Comment:
School of Mil Aeronautics University of Illinois Urbana Ill to 28 March 1918; Cadet Squadron Cp Dick Tex to 2 May 1918; AS Park Field Wellington Tenn to Discharge Private, first class 11 Dec 1917. Honorable discharge 16 July 1918 to accept Commission 2 Lieutenant AS Mil Aeronautics 17 July 1918 from Enlisted Reserve Corps AS Mil Aeronautics to death. Park Field Tenn; Brooks Field Tex. Died 13 Aug 1918 injuries received in aeroplane accident Brooks Field Hospital San Antonio Tex. Notified Lawton B. Evans, father, Augusta, Ga.
First Lieutenant Lawton Bryan Evans, Jr. ' 14 of the Air Force, was killed in an airplane accident at Brooks Field, Texas, on September 30.
Evans was born on Oct. 10, 1892, the son of Mr. and Mr. L. B. Evans, of Augusta, Ga. He graduated from the Georgia Technology in 1913. with the degree of B. S. in M. E., entering Cornell in the fall. He remained only one year. He was a member of Chi Phi, and of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Before entering the service, Evans was employed in the production engineering department of the Buckeye Steel Castings Company, of Columbus, Ohio. He attended the School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Illinois, and was sent from there to Park Field, Tenn. On April 1 he received his commission and was assigned to Brooks Field, San Antonia, Texas.
Source The Cornell Alumni News, Volume 21 Page 41
Ohio Military Men, 1917-18
Name: Lawton B. Evans
Serial Number: 2nd Lieutenant
Race: W
Residence: Y. M. C. A. 3Reserve Division St., Columbus, O.
Enlistment Division: Enlisted Reserve Corps
Enlistment Location: Fairfield, O.
Enlistment Date: 11 Dec 1917
Birth Place:Augusta, GA.
Birth Date / Age: 25 2/12 Years
Assigns Comment:
School of Mil Aeronautics University of Illinois Urbana Ill to 28 March 1918; Cadet Squadron Cp Dick Tex to 2 May 1918; AS Park Field Wellington Tenn to Discharge Private, first class 11 Dec 1917. Honorable discharge 16 July 1918 to accept Commission 2 Lieutenant AS Mil Aeronautics 17 July 1918 from Enlisted Reserve Corps AS Mil Aeronautics to death. Park Field Tenn; Brooks Field Tex. Died 13 Aug 1918 injuries received in aeroplane accident Brooks Field Hospital San Antonio Tex. Notified Lawton B. Evans, father, Augusta, Ga.
Lawton B. Evans Jr. '14
First Lieutenant Lawton Bryan Evans, Jr. ' 14 of the Air Force, was killed in an airplane accident at Brooks Field, Texas, on September 30.
Evans was born on Oct. 10, 1892, the son of Mr. and Mr. L. B. Evans, of Augusta, Ga. He graduated from the Georgia Technology in 1913. with the degree of B. S. in M. E., entering Cornell in the fall. He remained only one year. He was a member of Chi Phi, and of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Before entering the service, Evans was employed in the production engineering department of the Buckeye Steel Castings Company, of Columbus, Ohio. He attended the School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Illinois, and was sent from there to Park Field, Tenn. On April 1 he received his commission and was assigned to Brooks Field, San Antonia, Texas.
Source The Cornell Alumni News, Volume 21 Page 41
Ohio Military Men, 1917-18
Name: Lawton B. Evans
Serial Number: 2nd Lieutenant
Race: W
Residence: Y. M. C. A. 3Reserve Division St., Columbus, O.
Enlistment Division: Enlisted Reserve Corps
Enlistment Location: Fairfield, O.
Enlistment Date: 11 Dec 1917
Birth Place:Augusta, GA.
Birth Date / Age: 25 2/12 Years
Assigns Comment:
School of Mil Aeronautics University of Illinois Urbana Ill to 28 March 1918; Cadet Squadron Cp Dick Tex to 2 May 1918; AS Park Field Wellington Tenn to Discharge Private, first class 11 Dec 1917. Honorable discharge 16 July 1918 to accept Commission 2 Lieutenant AS Mil Aeronautics 17 July 1918 from Enlisted Reserve Corps AS Mil Aeronautics to death. Park Field Tenn; Brooks Field Tex. Died 13 Aug 1918 injuries received in aeroplane accident Brooks Field Hospital San Antonio Tex. Notified Lawton B. Evans, father, Augusta, Ga.
First Lieutenant Lawton Bryan Evans, Jr. ' 14 of the Air Force, was killed in an airplane accident at Brooks Field, Texas, on September 30.
Evans was born on Oct. 10, 1892, the son of Mr. and Mr. L. B. Evans, of Augusta, Ga. He graduated from the Georgia Technology in 1913. with the degree of B. S. in M. E., entering Cornell in the fall. He remained only one year. He was a member of Chi Phi, and of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Before entering the service, Evans was employed in the production engineering department of the Buckeye Steel Castings Company, of Columbus, Ohio. He attended the School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Illinois, and was sent from there to Park Field, Tenn. On April 1 he received his commission and was assigned to Brooks Field, San Antonia, Texas.
Source The Cornell Alumni News, Volume 21 Page 41
Ohio Military Men, 1917-18
Name: Lawton B. Evans
Serial Number: 2nd Lieutenant
Race: W
Residence: Y. M. C. A. 3Reserve Division St., Columbus, O.
Enlistment Division: Enlisted Reserve Corps
Enlistment Location: Fairfield, O.
Enlistment Date: 11 Dec 1917
Birth Place:Augusta, GA.
Birth Date / Age: 25 2/12 Years
Assigns Comment:
School of Mil Aeronautics University of Illinois Urbana Ill to 28 March 1918; Cadet Squadron Cp Dick Tex to 2 May 1918; AS Park Field Wellington Tenn to Discharge Private, first class 11 Dec 1917. Honorable discharge 16 July 1918 to accept Commission 2 Lieutenant AS Mil Aeronautics 17 July 1918 from Enlisted Reserve Corps AS Mil Aeronautics to death. Park Field Tenn; Brooks Field Tex. Died 13 Aug 1918 injuries received in aeroplane accident Brooks Field Hospital San Antonio Tex. Notified Lawton B. Evans, father, Augusta, Ga.
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