Military Veterans
George F. Austin
Date of Birth
10 December 1925
Brick Location
Liberty Side
Panel Number
Biography
Radioman 2nd Class George F. Austin served in the U.S. Navy during World War II—1944 - 1946. His ship was the USS USS Estes AGC-12, named after a mountain in Colorado National Park.
A bench in his honor has been purchased by his wife, Rita Sweeney Austin. The inscription reads:
In Honor of George F. Austin
For Service in the Navy Aboard
USS Estes AGC-12 Flag Ship
Supporting the Invasions of Iwo Jima
and Okinawa, and
Witnessing the Flag Raising
On Mount Suribachi
(on the Island of Iwo Jima).
Branch:
U.S. Navy
Rank
Radioman 2nd Class (RM/2c)
Years
World War II—1944 - 1946