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Raymond Evans was a widely admired United States Coast Guard enlisted man and officer.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 Evans and his friend Douglas Albert Munro enlisted in the Coast Guard in September, 1939, the month that Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany.〔〔〔 They served together on a Higgins boat landing craft off Guadalcanal during the Second Battle of the Matanikau. Munro died and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor; Evans received the Navy Cross. Evans was later commissioned as a Coast Guard officer.〔 〕 He commanded USCGC ''Ivy'' (WAGL-329), was the executive officer of USCGC ''Chautauqua'' (WPG-41) and was the Captain of the Port in Houston. He served in the Coast Guard until 1962, accumulating 12 years of sea-time during his 23 years in the service. The Coast Guard awards an annual medal, named after Evans, to an outstanding coxswain.〔 〕 ==The USCGC ''Raymond Evans''== The Coast Guard accepted the delivery of the USCGC ''Raymond Evans'' on June 25, 2014.〔 〕 She is the tenth Sentinel class cutter.〔 All ships in the class are named after enlisted Coast Guard heroes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raymond Evans (USCG)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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