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Veterans Remembered

Evrette Banks

 

War: World War II

 

Branch of Service: Army

 

Rank: Private

 

Year of Service: 1944

 

Theater of Operations: Maryland

 

Other Interesting Facts: One time when Evrette was guarding the prisoners. One of the prisoners stole a very small piece of dynamite and blew the cell with Evrette beside it, but didn’t kill him. 

Pages authored  by fifth grade Yancey County Schools Fifth Grade Students

Special thanks to:

 French Broad Electric’s Bright Ideas Grant

Yancey County Schools Foundation Grant

2007—2008