CAPTAIN THOMAS J. EVANS, Infantry, Company C, 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 4th Armored Division, United States Army. For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy in France. On 22 September 1944, near Moyenvic France, when the enemy launched a fierce tank-infantry attack on Captain Evans’ position, he fearlessly manned the machine gun of his armored car and drove off the hostile infantry. After a fierce exchange of fire with an enemy tank, this intrepid officer ran form his armored car to a disabled tank-destroyer and with its gun destroyed the hostile tank. He then went on foot through intense small arms and heavy weapons fire to another of his platoons and remaining in an exposed position for two hours, directed it in the repulse of the enemy attack. Captain Evans’ heroic leadership and dauntless courage are in keeping with the finest traditions of the military service.

Major Evans joined the L.O.V. in 1989 and resided in Pennsylvania.