KIA Korea
U.S. Army
9TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
B CO 1 BN
2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
Corporal Austin was a member of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously Wounded in Action in South Korea on March 8, 1951 and returned to duty June 21, 1951. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on August 27, 1951. Corporal Austin was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll.
Home county: Trumbull County, Ohio.
Headstone ordered by Mrs. Juanita W. Wimbush.
Brother of Ella (Austin) Battle and Odessa Austin.
When South Korea was invaded in 1950 the 9th Infantry Regiment returned to the Far East and the Korean Peninsula. The 9th troops were the first of the 2nd Infantry Division to engage North Korean forces, at Yongsan in August 1950, against numerically superior force. They were later successful at Bloody Ridge, Heartbreak Ridge, Old Baldy, Pork Chop Hill, and T-Bone Hill. During the Korean War, the regiment earned an additional Presidential Unit Citation for its gallant service at Hongchon, and six of its members received the Medal of Honor.
KIA Korea
U.S. Army
9TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
B CO 1 BN
2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
Corporal Austin was a member of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously Wounded in Action in South Korea on March 8, 1951 and returned to duty June 21, 1951. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on August 27, 1951. Corporal Austin was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll.
Home county: Trumbull County, Ohio.
Headstone ordered by Mrs. Juanita W. Wimbush.
Brother of Ella (Austin) Battle and Odessa Austin.
When South Korea was invaded in 1950 the 9th Infantry Regiment returned to the Far East and the Korean Peninsula. The 9th troops were the first of the 2nd Infantry Division to engage North Korean forces, at Yongsan in August 1950, against numerically superior force. They were later successful at Bloody Ridge, Heartbreak Ridge, Old Baldy, Pork Chop Hill, and T-Bone Hill. During the Korean War, the regiment earned an additional Presidential Unit Citation for its gallant service at Hongchon, and six of its members received the Medal of Honor.
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