Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	662 13 88
Birth Date	March 13, 1922
From	Anderson, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Harder (SS-257)
Loss Date	August 24, 1944
Location	Off Caiman Point near Bataan, RPI
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Austin was born in Shasta, Oregon.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Photo courtesy of William F. Young, shipmate.

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