Oscar P. Austin
Military Person
1949 – 1969
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Who was Oscar P. Austin?
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.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1949
Nacogdoches - Also known as
- Oscar Palmer Austin
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Phoenix
- Nacogdoches
- Died
- Feb 23, 1969
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on July 23, 2013
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