Background
Austin, Fred Thaddeus was born on December 28, 1866 in at Hancock. Vermont. Son of Julius Tilden and Manora (Keith) Austin.
Austin, Fred Thaddeus was born on December 28, 1866 in at Hancock. Vermont. Son of Julius Tilden and Manora (Keith) Austin.
Bachelor of Science, Norwich University, 1888, Master of Science, 1894, Civil Engineer, 1896.
Practiced architecture Brockton and Boston, Massachusetts, 1889-1898. First lieutenant and adjunct 5th Massachusetts Infantry Volumes, July 1, 1898. Honorary mustered out, March 31, 1899.
First lieutenant 46th United States Infantry, August 17, 1899.
Honorary mustered out, June 30, 1901. First lieutenant Artillery Corps, August 22, 1901.
Promoted through grades to colonel, September 27, 1925. Major general chief of field artillery, December 20, 1927.
Colonel North.A., August 5, 1917.
Brigadier general North.A., April 18, 1918. Director Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1920. Later in inspector gens. department.
Married Lenore Harrison, October 21, 1909.