Austin Shofner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAustin Shofner
American Marine Corps officer
Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1916
Place of Birth: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States
Date of Death: 13-Nov-1999
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Austin Shofner
- Brigadier General Austin Conner Shofner (March 3, 1916 – November 13, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was captured during the Battle of Corregidor and then part of the only successful escape from a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
- He joined the Philippine resistance, and later returned to command units of the Marine Corps in the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa.
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