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Joe Evert Austin went home to be with our Lord on December
11, 2006 at the age of 81. He was born June 8, 1925 in Elmore City, OK.
Joe enjoyed fishing, traveling and being a 30 year season ticket holder
for the OU Sooners [Oklahoma University's football team].
He joined the army in 1943 and proudly served his 82nd
and 101st Airborne Units. During this time Joe served in N. Africa,
Sicily, Italy, England, France, Belgium and in December of 1944 fought
in the Battle of the Bulge and also was awarded the purple heart.
Joe enjoyed visiting all 50 states including, the
provinces of Canada and Mexico.
Joe was a member of South Lindsey Baptist Church. He
was preceded in death by his parents, John and Alene (Mullins) Austin;
wife, Geraldine; Survivors include his children, Joe L. Austin and wife
Dori of Moore, Mark Austin and wife Kim of Arcadia, OK, Tammy Orr and
husband, Ron of OKC, Stephanie Austin of ID; grandchildren, Todd, Ryan,
Joanna, Hannah, Lisa; great-grandchildren, Evan, Jacob and Brendon; one
very special friend and long time companion, Dortha, and lastly his
little Schnauzer, Sally.
The family would like to thank the staff at Sommerset
Assisted Living Center for the compassionate care of our dad. Funeral
service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, December 14, 2006 at the
Baggerley-South Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Resthaven
Memory Gardens.
{Published in The Oklahoman on 12/13/2006] |
(courtesy of J. W. and Carol Elder)
Grave marker for Joe E. Austin and spouse in the Resthaven
Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City (Cleveland county), Oklahoma.
Joe enlisted in the Army
at Oklahoma City, OK on 13 August 1943.
Pvt Austin would have
completed jump school before leaving for the ETO and may have been
assigned to a regiment after graduating or after arriving in England.
His service history is largely unknown beyond what appeared in his
obituary, at left.
However, in July 1945 he
was in Company A, 508th PIR when he was awarded a Good Conduct medal.
He arrival/departure from the regiment appears to have never been
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