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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ralph F. Austin

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Janesville, Wisconsin

Honored By

Mary J. Roberts

Relationship

Sister

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON TWO SOUTH PACIFIC TOURS OF DUTY; GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS CAMPAIGN, 1942-1943. HE SERVED AS CREW CHIEF IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS FIGHTER SQUADRON, VMF-213; IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, TOKYO, JAPAN AND CHINA AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER, IN THE MARINES TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT UNTIL HONORABLE DISCHARGE, 1946.