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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographical / Historical
General
Preferred Citation
Content Description
Conditions Governing Use
Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: James B. Austin First World War death notification and papers
source:
Dorando, Joyel
Creator:
Austin, James B. , Capt., 1915-1918
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.282.w.r
Physical Description:
.025 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1918 February 14 - 1918 December 4
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence and papers relating to Capt. James B. Austin, AEF, during the First World War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWI 3
Container: 14
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Joyel Dorando.
Biographical / Historical
Captain James B. Austin, American Expeditionary Forces (1915 - 10/10/1918) lived in Omaha, Nebraska and worked as a manager
for the US Light and Heat Corporation's railway sales division when he entered the officer's training camp at Fort Sheridan,
Illinois on August 27, 1917. He became a first lieutenant and was promoted to captain February 16, 1918 while oversees. He
was deployed to France and served with the 38th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division. In October, he was leading a charge against
German machine gun nests near Cierges, France and was wounded in the stomach. He died in the hospital on October 10, 1918
and an account of his time wounded is given in a letter from his nurse to his widow, E.C. Austin. For his bravery he was posthumously
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
General
Duplicate articles were discarded when processing this collection.
Preferred Citation
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], James B. Austin First World War correspondence and papers (2017.282.w.r),
Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Content Description
This collection contains correspondence and papers pertaining to Capt. James B. Austin, AEF during the First World War. Capt.
Austin was mortally wounded in France and later died at a mobile hospital. The correspondence is from a nurse, Rose Peabody,
to his widow on October 11, 1918. Also included are three certificates of promotion, one military death certificate, one
periodical with an obituary for Capt. Austin and a certificate transcription for the Distinguished Service Cross awarded to
Capt. Austin posthumously that was printed from the internet.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence -- World War, 1914-1918
War -- Death notification
War -- Medical aspects
World War (1914-1918)
World War (1914-1918) -- Casualties
World War (1914-1918) -- Christmas
World War (1914-1918) -- Hospitals.
World War (1914-1918) -- Photography
World War (1914-1918) -- France
War -- Death notification
United States -- Army -- American Expeditionary Force.
Military hospitals
United States -- American Red Cross
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