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[1] – March 30, 1952) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force.

[4] Auton enlisted at Kentucky in 1928, going on to serve in the European Theatre of Operations during the Second World War.

[4] Auton was killed on March 30, 1952, in a plane crash at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha.

He was buried on Independence Day - July 4, 1952, at Arlington National Cemetery.

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