John A. Evancevich

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Navy

John A. Evancevich served in World War II and in the Korean War.

Mr. Evancevich lied about his age in order to join the U.S. Navy where he served for eleven years. During World War II and the Korean War he was an underwater welder.

During the Korean War, he served on the USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116).

He was born on April 12, 1928, in Hibbing, Minnesota, the son of John and Ann Evancevich.

He died at age 79 on March 10, 2008, in Virginia, Minnesota.

Source: Duluth News Tribune, March 12, 2008.

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