| 词条 | Jesse D. Auton |
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| honorific_prefix = Brigadier General | name = Jesse D. Auton | honorific_suffix = | image = File:Jesse Auton UPL 23987.jpeg | image_upright = | alt = Brigadier General Jesse D. Auton | caption = Brigadier General Jesse D. Auton | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | other_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1904|12|01}} | birth_place = Covington, Kentucky | death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|03|30|1904|12|01}} | death_place = Offutt Air Force Base | placeofburial_label = Buried | placeofburial = Arlington National Cemetery | placeofburial_coordinates = | allegiance = {{Flag|United States of America|1912}} | branch = United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force | serviceyears = 1928 - 1952 | serviceyears_label = | rank = Brigadier general | rank_label = | servicenumber = O-17938 | unit = 65th Fighter Wing; 8th Air Force | commands = 65th Fighter Wing 313th Troop Carrier Wing | battles_label = | battles = 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) }}Jesse D. Auton (December 1, 1904 – March 30, 1952) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force.[1] Early lifeJesse 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] World War IIAuton 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] DeathAuton 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
References1. ^{{cite book|author1=Paul A. Tenkotte|author2=James C. Claypool|title=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc0eBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA48|date=13 January 2015|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=978-0-8131-5996-6|pages=48–}} 2. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/115023|title=Jesse Auton {{!}} American Air Museum in Britain|website=www.americanairmuseum.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-30}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.nkytribune.com/2016/05/wwii-vet-attorney-john-h-klette-jr-earned-silver-star-continues-to-serve-his-community-at-97/|title=WWII vet, attorney John H. Klette, Jr. earned Silver star, continues to serve his community at 97 {{!}} NKyTribune|website=www.nkytribune.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-30}} External links
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