Jesse D. Auton
Brigadier General Jesse D. Auton | |
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![]() Brigadier General Jesse D. Auton | |
Born | Covington, Kentucky | December 1, 1904
Died | March 30, 1952 Offutt Air Force Base | (aged 47)
Buried | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1928 - 1952 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Service number | O-17938 |
Unit | 65th Fighter Wing; 8th Air Force |
Commands | 65th Fighter Wing 313th Troop Carrier Wing |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Air Medal
American Campaign Medal American Defense Medal Bronze Star Distinguished Flying Cross European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Legion d'Honneur Legion of Merit with 1 oak leaf cluster Purple Heart Croix de Guerre (French) Croix de Guerre (Belgian) |
Jesse D. Auton (December 1, 1904 – March 30, 1952) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force.[1]
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Jesse D. Auton was born on December 1 1904 at Covington, Kentucky to Robert Wesley and Julia E [Bagby] Auton. However, he was raised a few minutes to the south in Piner.[2] There he was the valedictorian of the 1923 graduating class of Piner High School.[3]
He enlisted at Kentucky in 1928, going on to served in the European Theatre of Operations during the Second World War. During the conflict he flew 12 combat missions.[2]
At the White House he served as an aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[3]
Jesse was killed on March 30 1952 in a plane crash at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha. He was on a flight returning from California. He was buried on Independence Day 1952 at Arlington National Cemetery.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Paul A. Tenkotte; James C. Claypool (13 January 2015). The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-0-8131-5996-6.
- ^ a b c "Jesse Auton | American Air Museum in Britain". www.americanairmuseum.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ a b "WWII vet, attorney John H. Klette, Jr. earned Silver star, continues to serve his community at 97 | NKyTribune". www.nkytribune.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
External links
- "Jesse Auton, Brigadier General, United States Air Force". arlingtoncemetery.net. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- Jesse Auton - Army Air Corp Library and Museum
- Jesse D. Auton at Find a Grave