William G. Austin

William Grafton Austin (January 6, 1868 – July 15, 1929) was an American enlisted man and officer in the U.S. Army who served with the 7th Cavalry Regiment during the Indian Wars. Austin received the Medal of Honor for extraordinary gallantry at the Battle of Wounded Knee, but now called the Wounded Knee Massacre, on December 29, 1890.

Biography William Grafton Austin was born on January 6, 1868, in Grimes County or Galveston, Texas, Austin enlisted in E Troop, 7th Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army in New York City on January 24, 1887; his age is recorded as 24 (birth year ). In 1919 Austin is listed as a colonel in the Officers' Reserve Corps in the quartermaster section in the State of California.

Austin married Francis. They had two daughters, Peggy and Hope. He retired to Palo Alto, California where he died on July 15, 1929.