Austin Shofner

Austin Conner Shofner
Austin Conner Shofner
	Colonel Austin C. Shofner, USMC
Nickname(s)	Shifty
Born	March 3, 1916; Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 13, 1999 (aged 83); Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S.
Place of burial	Shofner Lutheran Church Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee 35°26′49″N 86°19′48″W / 35.4470°N 86.3299°W
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1937–1959
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands	3rd Battalion, 5th Marines; 1st Battalion, 1st Marines; Provost Marshal, 1st Marine Division; 6th Marine Regiment
Battles / wars	World War II Philippines campaign (1941-1942); Battle of Corregidor; Philippine resistance against Japan; Battle of Peleliu; Battle of Luzon; Battle of Okinawa; Chinese Civil War Operation Beleaguer;
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross; Silver Star (2); Legion of Merit; Purple Heart

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.