One of the effects left after the death of John W. Augustine was an notebook inscribed “1942 Capt. J. W. Augustine.” In it were a number of family and personal records which have served as the basis of much of the information posted on this site. The following notes on his military life were hand written on three of the pages. You will notice a discrepancy in the birth year. J. W. Augustine lied about his age to get into the Navy and the official records were never corrected. His official date of birth is Jul 16, 1891 but his correct date of birth is Jul 26, 1894.
John W. Augustine
| 16 Jul 1891 | Born |
| 16 Aug 1910 | Enlisted USN Mex. Vera Cruz 1914 |
| 15 Aug 1914 | Disch. |
| 29 Sep 1915 | Married |
| 10 Jun 1918 | WW 1 (USNR) |
| 19 Mar 1919 | Disch. |
| 25 Jul 1931 | USMCR |
| 13 Jun 1942 | (WW2) USMCR |
| 18 Apr 1946 | Inactive Duty |
| 24 Jul 1950 | (Korea) USMCR |
| 25 Jun 1951 | Inactive Duty |
| 30 Sep 1951 | Retired USMCR (unrecognizable scribble) Civil Servie |
Service Record 1910 to 1951 Retired 30 Sept 1951
| 4th Div. Nal. Bn. D.C. NG. | 30-6-10 | 15-8-10 | |
| U.S. Navy (Vera Cruz Mex) | 16-8-10 | 15-8-14 | |
| U.S.N.R (WW1) | 10-1-18 | 19-3-19 | |
| U.S.M.C.R. 0 | 25-7-31 | 7-7-40 | |
| U.S.M.C.R. H.T.L | 8-7-40 | 12-6-42 | |
| U.S.M.C.R. (WW2) | 13-6-42 | 8-4-46 | |
| U.S.M.C.R. | 9-4-46 | 11-8-49 | |
| U.S.M.C.R. | 12-8-49 | 23-7-50 | |
| U.S.M.C.R. (Kor) | 24-7-50 | 25-6-51 | |
| U.S.M.C.R. | 26-6-51 | 30-9-51 |
Record of medals*
| Letter of commendation with medal | Sep 1945 |
| Navy Good Conduct | Jan 1914 |
| Fleet Marine Corps Res. | Apr 1940 |
| Mexican Campaign against Vera Cruz | Feb 1914 |
| World War I | Mar 1918 |
| American Defense | May 1942 |
| American Campaign | Jun 1943 |
| World War II | Oct 1945 |
| Pacific Occupation | Nov 1945 |
| Presidential Citation | Jul 1945 |
| Reserve 10 Year | Dec 1948 |
| Asiatic Pacific Campaign | Aug 1944 |
Also included in the notebook was a list of items he donated to the U.S. Navy Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., Feb 21, 1968. Most (possibly all) were photographs and drawings. Given his duties while in the military it is possible that he actually had three experimental torpedos from 1885 and some old Gatlin guns so perhaps they weren’t all photographs.
John W. Augustine's Military Picture Card
Macrame done by John W. Augustine and hung in the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
John W. Augustine’s funeral was handled by Nalley’s Funeral Home, 3200 Rhode Island Ave, Mt. Rainer, MD.
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