World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joe Evert Austin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Elmore City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE 'ALL AMERICAN' AND 101ST AIRBORNE 'SCREAMING EAGLES' DIVISIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE NAPLES-FOGGIA, NORMANDY, RHINELAND, AND ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) CAMPAIGNS. WOUNDED IN ACTION AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.