World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lloyd Gene Austin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Potwin, Kansas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
INDUCTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE SHORTLY AFTER HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY. SERVED OVERSEAS AS A RADIOMAN IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. HE WAS ON OKINAWA IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS WHEN THE ATOMIC BOMBS WERE DROPPED ON JAPAN IN AUGUST, 1945 AND THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTED THE UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER TERMS ON AUGUST 14, 1945. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.