Vernon Evans (1893—1987) was an officer in the U.S. Army from 1915 to 1954. A 1915 graduate of the United States Military Academy, he served in combat in France during World War I, advanced through the ranks and attended the required professional schools between the wars and served in staff and command positions during World War II including command of the China Burma India Theater. After the War Evans served as the inspector general of United States European Command and headed the military mission that supported the Shah of Iran. He retired as a major general in January 1953. Evans died on 4 November 1987 of kidney failure in Bethesda, Maryland.
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