World War II Honoree

William W. Augustine

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: PRIVATE. INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY MAY 19, 1943 AT HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH A MILITARY POLICE PLATOON ATTACHED TO THE 5TH INFANTRY ‘RED DIAMOND’ DIVISION ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. 1ST ARMY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VAST ARMADA THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF THE GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, D-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944, CODE NAME: OPERATION OVERLORD. WHILE EMBARKING FROM HIS LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY ‘LCI’, HE WENT ASHORE ON UTAH BEACH JULY 9, 1944. KILLED IN ACTION SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1944 IN THE SAINT-LO AREA DURING THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY AND IS BURIED IN THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: BRONZE STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART. THE BRONZE STAR WAS AWARDED TO THE SOLDIER FOR BRAVERY, ACT OF MERIT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE.