More detail on this person: Bill Austin died in
April 2010 after an extended battle with cancer.
Bill served seven years in the Army as a
helicopter pilot and continued his service in the
Tenn. National Guard. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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Date posted on this site:
03/10/2024
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During his service in Vietnam Bill was awarded the
Silver Star, Bronze Star, DFC, and several Air
Medals. He graduated from Austin Peavy State
University and worked in several sales and
management positions.
Bill is survived by his wife of 38 years Carla,
and son Chris, both of Marietta Georgia.
I had the great pleasure of knowing Bill as he
married my wifes cousin. So the family had two
former helicopter pilots to content with. Bill's
death is a great loss to the family and I
personally will miss him.
From: Hal Duensing