Name:
Austin Lee Bassett
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
Serial Number:
Unit:
147th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-06-11
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia
Plot:
B
Row:
0
Grave:
1510
Decoration:
Comments:
Austin Lee Bassett was born on January 27, 1923, in Reader, Wetzel County, West Virginia. He was the son of James Bassett and Mary Emily Fluharty Bassett.
Austin served as a Technician 5th Grade in Company A, 147th Engineer Combat Battalion, during World War II. He died on June 11, 1944, at the age of 21, in France and is now buried in the Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA.