World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
David R. Austin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 1053RD LABOR SUPERVISION COMPANY AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL OF GERMANY, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.