Soldier Details
Division:
Army
,
101 st Airborne Division 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Highest Rank:
SergeantTheater of Operation:
European
Military Honors:
Purple Heart
Honored By:
D Thomas Austin, son
Biography
Donald Austin was born and raised in Rhode Island. He an athlete and played some professional baseball. He served in the Army from 1941 -1046. Donald enlisted and parachuted into France during the Normandy, D-Day invasion abd fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Donald later was wounded, spending some time in a Military Hospital.