The 4th Armored Division landed at Utah Beach, Normandy in July, 1944. Evans fought in the battles of St. Lo, France, Saar Basin, and Metz, Germany.
He was killed on November 25, 1944 during the Battle of Metz. At that time, he was a tank commander and first Sergeant of Company B, 8th Tank Battalion of the 4th Armored Division in the Third Army. He received five Bronze Stars, a Silver Star and a Purple Heart. He had been recommended for a battlefield commission as a 2nd lieutenant but was killed before he was promoted.
Evans is buried in Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Square. Two of Evans' sisters - Phyllis and Bernice, were Army Nurses during World War II. Two brothers also served during the war: Charles, in Europe with the Army Engineers and Rodger, in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific. Three brothers-in laws were also in the Army during the war. An older brother, Calvin, served in the Army prior to the war, and a younger brother Paul, joined the Army later.