Mitchell Evert Port

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Evert Port Mitchell

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-693390

Unit:

425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-08-09

State:

Colorado

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Evert Port Mitchell was born on February 17, 1922 in Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado. He was the son of Elmer Mitchell and Sophronia E. Milligin Mitchell. He served in the 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot of a B-24 liberator bomber during World War II. It departed from Southwest, China but was lost in a combat mission to Hongkong. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He also has a cenotaph located in Bayfield Cemetery, Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado.

Evert was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov