January 17, 1908 – June 2, 1958
Austin Liess
Personal Information
Birthplace: Indianola, NE
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: A Company, 603rd Tank Destroyer Bat.
Theater of Operation: European
Enlisted / Commissioned: Mar 26, 1942
Discharged: Oct 31, 1945
Honored By: Nephew, Richard A. Liess
Biography
Austin Liess enjoyed life to the fullest. He loved to hunt and fish and was skilled at both. He enjoyed his many nieces and nephews and loved to give them rides in his Piper Cub airplane. He died in a boating/fishing accident at Ogallala, NE.
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