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Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient Army Sp4 Donald W. Evans Jr.
Congressional Medal of Honor
Episode 2849 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Army Sp4 Donald W. Evans Jr. and his Congressional Medal of Honor award. Information featured in this episode comes from a story that appeared on the This Is Why We Stand website and was titled: This Is Why We Stand: Donald W. Evans Jr.
Donald Ward Evans Jr. (July 23, 1943 – January 27, 1967) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military’s highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
Evans joined the Army from his birth city of Covina, California, in 1965, and by January 27, 1967, was serving as a specialist four combat medic in Company A, 2d Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.
On January 27, 1967, Specialist Four Donald Ward Evans Jr. committed himself to action near the hamlet of Tri Tram, Republic of Vietnam. The 23-year-old Army combat medic’s platoon had not yet been committed to battle, but Evans heeded the calls for medical aid from the wounded men of another platoon, which was heavily engaged against an enemy force. Exposing himself to a withering hail of enemy fire and exploding grenades, Evans charged across 100 meters of open area to reach six wounded comrades. In the midst of the danger, he rendered treatment and offered encouragement to the injured. In separate trips, Evans managed to move the two most seriously wounded soldiers to a more secure position where they could be evacuated.
Listen to Episode 2849 and discover more about Army Sp4 Donald W. Evans Jr. and his Congressional Medal of Honor award.
