January 15, 1949 Oscar Palmer Austin, Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Nacogdoches, Texas. Austin joined the United States Marine Corps in April, 1968. He was promoted to private first class in October, 1968 and deployed to the Republic of Vietnam where he served as ammunitions man with Company E, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, […]
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Oscar Palmer Austin – January 15th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on January 15, 2013 in African American History, January, Military
Tags: Marine Corps, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War
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