Oscar P. Austin
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 55 years ago |
Date of birth | January 15,1948 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Date of died | February 23,1969 |
Died | Vietnam |
Place of burial | Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary, Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
Battles and wars | Vietnam War |
Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
Awards | Purple Heart |
Navy Medal of Honor | |
Born | Nacogdoches |
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United States | |
Education | Phoenix Union High School District |
Servicebranch | United States Marine Corps |
Year of servic | 1968–1969 |
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ID | 772506 |
Oscar P. Austin Life story
Oscar Palmer Austin was a United States Marine who posthumously received his nation's highest military honor — the Medal of Honor — for heroism and sacrifice of his own life in Vietnam in February 1969. On February 12, 1969, Austin's observation post near Da Nang was attacked by a large North Vietnamese force.