HUBERT T. EVANS, LTJG, USN
Hubert Evans '50
Lucky Bag
From the 1950 Lucky Bag:
HUBERT "T" EVANS
Jamestown, Ohio
As a result of his years in Naval Aviation, Hub has been able to spin many yarns about how rough it was at Ottuma Pre-flight. He was lured into athletics by Plebe year carry-on table, and became a mainstay on the Baseball and Pistol Teams. Luck was always with him; to many he was "the man with the built-in horseshoe". When not working on his own Drag of the Week list, he might have been found in one of his two weaknesses—gedunks or picture shows. Always neat and trim, Hugh could make even a pair of white works look sharp.
HUBERT "T" EVANS
Jamestown, Ohio
As a result of his years in Naval Aviation, Hub has been able to spin many yarns about how rough it was at Ottuma Pre-flight. He was lured into athletics by Plebe year carry-on table, and became a mainstay on the Baseball and Pistol Teams. Luck was always with him; to many he was "the man with the built-in horseshoe". When not working on his own Drag of the Week list, he might have been found in one of his two weaknesses—gedunks or picture shows. Always neat and trim, Hugh could make even a pair of white works look sharp.
Loss
Hubert was lost on February 16, 1953 when the F9-F jet he was piloting crashed while returning to USS Philippine Sea (CVA 47) from a combat mission over Korea. He was a member of Fighter Squadron (VF) 93. Hubert and Philippine Sea had only been on station for just over two weeks.
From the now-defunct website USNA 1950:
Hub started his Navy career in the V-12 program at Denison University, Granville, OH. After graduation at USNA, he received his wings at Pensacola, FL and was flying off the USS Philippine Sea when he crashed in a Navy F-9F jet returning from a Korean combat mission.
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:
Hubert graduated from Silvercreek High School at Jamestown. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta while at Denison University.
He was in a Navy jet flight group at Kingsville, Texas, until August 1952 when he reported to San Diego.
He was survived by his father Houston, mother who was remarried as Mrs. Esta Massie, two brothers John and Bill, and three sisters Lucille, Loa and Donna.
Hubert has one has a memory marker in Arlington National Cemetery, another in Ohio, and is listed in the Courts of the Missing in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Distinguished Flying Cross
From Hall of Valor:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Hubert T. Evans (NSN: 0-532783), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron NINETY-THREE (VF-93), embarked in U.S.S. PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 16 February 1953.
General Orders: All Hands (October 1953)
Action Date: February 16, 1953
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade
Company: Fighter Squadron 93 (VF-93)
Division: U.S.S. Philippine Sea (CV-47)
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Note
Hubert is listed on the killed in action panel in the front of Memorial Hall. Inclusion on the panel for crashes like this (incidental to combat flights) has been inconsistent across WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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