Indiana Corpl 1 Field Sig Battn 2 Div. WWI
Killed in Action WWI
Corporal Joseph A. Austgen May 16, 1895 – October 7, 1918
Joseph was born to Theresa Austgen of Schererville. He was an employee of the Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad. On May 22, 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was sent to Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, where he was assigned to the Signal Corps. After a short time there, Joseph was sent overseas and was assigned to Company C, 1st Field Signal Battalion.
Joseph participated in the Battle of the Marne and was wounded by shrapnel on Oct. 4, 1918. Three days later he died from those wounds in a field hospital at Chalons, France. Joseph was brought back to the United States and buried in St. Michael Cemetery in Schererville.
Joseph’s command officer, Captain Harlan K. Baker, said “Joseph was so devoted to duty and such a guiding spirit among the men that it was almost like losing a son to me.”
Written by Lake Central High School student Alison Jaroszewski
∼Son of Theresa Austgen. Participated in the Battle of Marnes. Died from Wounds received in battle. Burial not listed.
Source: Gold Star Honor Roll, A Record of the Indiana Men and Women who died in the service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War 1914-1918, published by the Indiana Historical Commission, 1921.
Killed in Action WWI
Corporal Joseph A. Austgen May 16, 1895 – October 7, 1918
Joseph was born to Theresa Austgen of Schererville. He was an employee of the Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad. On May 22, 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was sent to Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, where he was assigned to the Signal Corps. After a short time there, Joseph was sent overseas and was assigned to Company C, 1st Field Signal Battalion.
Joseph participated in the Battle of the Marne and was wounded by shrapnel on Oct. 4, 1918. Three days later he died from those wounds in a field hospital at Chalons, France. Joseph was brought back to the United States and buried in St. Michael Cemetery in Schererville.
Joseph’s command officer, Captain Harlan K. Baker, said “Joseph was so devoted to duty and such a guiding spirit among the men that it was almost like losing a son to me.”
Written by Lake Central High School student Alison Jaroszewski
∼Son of Theresa Austgen. Participated in the Battle of Marnes. Died from Wounds received in battle. Burial not listed.
Source: Gold Star Honor Roll, A Record of the Indiana Men and Women who died in the service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War 1914-1918, published by the Indiana Historical Commission, 1921.
Indiana Corpl 1 Field Sig Battn 2 Div. WWI
Killed in Action WWI
Corporal Joseph A. Austgen May 16, 1895 – October 7, 1918
Joseph was born to Theresa Austgen of Schererville. He was an employee of the Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad. On May 22, 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was sent to Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, where he was assigned to the Signal Corps. After a short time there, Joseph was sent overseas and was assigned to Company C, 1st Field Signal Battalion.
Joseph participated in the Battle of the Marne and was wounded by shrapnel on Oct. 4, 1918. Three days later he died from those wounds in a field hospital at Chalons, France. Joseph was brought back to the United States and buried in St. Michael Cemetery in Schererville.
Joseph’s command officer, Captain Harlan K. Baker, said “Joseph was so devoted to duty and such a guiding spirit among the men that it was almost like losing a son to me.”
Written by Lake Central High School student Alison Jaroszewski
∼Son of Theresa Austgen. Participated in the Battle of Marnes. Died from Wounds received in battle. Burial not listed.
Source: Gold Star Honor Roll, A Record of the Indiana Men and Women who died in the service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War 1914-1918, published by the Indiana Historical Commission, 1921.
Killed in Action WWI
Corporal Joseph A. Austgen May 16, 1895 – October 7, 1918
Joseph was born to Theresa Austgen of Schererville. He was an employee of the Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad. On May 22, 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was sent to Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, where he was assigned to the Signal Corps. After a short time there, Joseph was sent overseas and was assigned to Company C, 1st Field Signal Battalion.
Joseph participated in the Battle of the Marne and was wounded by shrapnel on Oct. 4, 1918. Three days later he died from those wounds in a field hospital at Chalons, France. Joseph was brought back to the United States and buried in St. Michael Cemetery in Schererville.
Joseph’s command officer, Captain Harlan K. Baker, said “Joseph was so devoted to duty and such a guiding spirit among the men that it was almost like losing a son to me.”
Written by Lake Central High School student Alison Jaroszewski
∼Son of Theresa Austgen. Participated in the Battle of Marnes. Died from Wounds received in battle. Burial not listed.
Source: Gold Star Honor Roll, A Record of the Indiana Men and Women who died in the service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War 1914-1918, published by the Indiana Historical Commission, 1921.
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