Austin, William Grafton, COL

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Colonel

Last Service Branch
Cavalry

Primary Unit
1917-1918, 2624, Tank Corps, National Army

Service Years
1887 - 1919

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Personal Details

Home State

Georgia

Year of Birth
1868

This Military Service Page was created/owned by the Site Administrator to remember Austin, William Grafton (MOH), COL.

Contact Info

Home Town Savannah	Last Address Palo Alto, California Cremated

Date of Passing Jul 15, 1929
Location of Interment Not Specified	Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified

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Military Association Memberships


	1890, Congressional Medal Of Honor Society [Verified]
	1891, Medal of Honor Recipients [Verified] - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity
Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Calvary during the Indian Wars as a Sergeant in Company E, 7th United States Cavalry. He was awarded his medal for service at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota on December 29, 1890. His citation reads "While the Indians were concealed in a ravine, assisted men on the skirmish line, directing their fire, etc., and using every effort to dislodge the enemy" and was issued on June 17, 1891. He was cremated at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park but his cremated remains were delivered to the mortuary Roller and Hapgood. Their final whereabouts is an unknown disposition.

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Unit Assignments


	1887-1892, HHT, 7th US Cavalry
	1894-1905, 2nd Infantry Georgia
	1917-1918, 2624, Tank Corps, National Army

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1887-1891 Indian Wars (US)
	1898-1898 Spanish-American War