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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Sherburne C. Austin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Effingham, Illinois

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

He served as a Private First Class in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 398th Infantry Regiment, First Battalion, Company A, in the European Theater of Operations. He was Killed in Action on April 8, 1945 and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal and Silver Star Medal for Gallantry in Action; Heilbronn, Germany.