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John Austin
First Name:
John
Middle Name:
Ashcraft
Last Name:
Austin
Date of Birth:
1894
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Employer: Ford Motor Co. Purchasing Agent, Charlotte, 1916In 1918 city directory enrolled in US Navy
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Education Details:
Norman Park College, GA - to 1917
Biographical Notes:
Died in the Naval Hospital in Brooklyn of lobar pneumonia after being ill for 12 days. Body returned to Charlotte for burial at Elmwood.
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Parents: Rev. Daniel M. & Mary (Emslie) Austin - 405 Kingston Ave., pastor of Matthews Baptist Church Charlotte
Siblings: Clarence Austin - Student Army Training Corps, Wake Forest college Emslie Austin - Joseph W. Austin - Mount Airy, GA Mrs. Clarence Gresham - Mount Airy, GA Mrs. Edward Harris - (daughter Mildred Clark) Norwood,
Extended Family: W. L. Earnhardt of Monroe - uncle
Military Details
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Navy Enlisted: 7-27-1917
Military Rank:
Coxswain
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gunner on the Medina, a large transport ship
Military Details:
5 Trans- Atlantic voyages; Brooklyn, NY; Raleigh, NC - enlistment point;
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U.S. Naval Deaths, WWI; newsprint; Charlotte Observer; county Roll of the Dead; city directories, Collier's Veteran Cemetery Index