Name:
Charles Ashley "C A", Jr. Austin Jr.
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-673297
Unit:
366th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-04
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
A
Row:
5
Grave:
40
Decoration:
Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
Charles Ashley Austin, Jr. was born April 16, 1918, in Roaring Springs, Texas, to Charles Ashley Austin and Ethel May Stepenson. He was the pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt 42-76402, which took off from A-11 in Saint Lambert. His plane was shot down by the German AA guns in Bennecourt.