 Michael
Evanko, son of Mr. And Mrs. John Evanko, Sr., of
852 West Main street, was killed in action in
France on November 2, according to a war
department message received by his parents
Wednesday night. No other details were given.Young Evanko registered at
Maryville, where the family lived until last
April. On April 27, 1918, he was in this city,
being sent to Camp Dix. After three weeks
training he was sent overseas, along with George
Ganninger ans a number of other boys from this
vicinity who have been killed or suffered
accident. He went into action in August. His last
letter written in October told of his unit being
back at rest camp after service in the trenches.
He was a member of Company D, 312 Infantry.
Evanko formerly
employed in the mine at Maryville. He is survived
by his parents, four brothers and five sisters.
The brothers are George who returned in December
from Camp Johnston, Fla., John who is in a base
hospital in Denver, Joe and Frank at home. The
sisters are Mrs. Louis Korinek, of this city and
Mary, Helen, Susan and Norma at home.
It has been more
than a month since any Collinsville boy has been
listed among the casualties and people here had
begun to believe that there would be no more. The
lists have been growing smaller for several
weeks.
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