World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter H. Austin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lansing, Michigan
Honored By
Mary Frances Austin Briggs
Relationship
Daughter
ARMY OCCUPATION, CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN. AWARDED BRONZE SERVICE AWARD FOR PARTICIPATION IN BATTLE OF NEW GUINEA OCTOBER 9, 1943, SHRAPNEL WOUND. AWARDED PURPLE HEART. AWARDED ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON. RECUPERATED IN AUSTRALIA WHERE HE WAS SANTA CLAUS TO THE OTHER WOUNDED MEN IN THE HOSPITAL. REHABILITATION AT ARMY AIR FORCE CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.