Augustine Patterson “Pat” Little, Jr. was born on November 17, 1914, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia. He was the son of Augustine Patterson Little and Laura Landrum Lee Little. He was the husband of Martha Helen Fielis Belford.

Augustine Patterson, Jr. served in the 922nd Engineer Aviation Regiment during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 29, 1944, during a reconnaissance of Le Bourget field in France. He is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

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Silver Star citation:
"The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Colonel (Infantry) Augustine Patterson Little, Jr., United States Army, for gallantry in action in the European Theater of Operations, Colonel Little distinguished himself by outstanding heroism while leading a reconnaissance party under heavy enemy fire on 27 August 1944. When it became necessary to ascertain the condition of the runways at a newly occupied airfield Colonel Little gallantly elected personally to conduct a reconnaissance although the area was still under enemy fire. While proceeding down the runway the party was subjected to enemy machine-gun fire which wounded an enlisted man. Although every movement attracted additional fire Colonel Little bravely administered first aid to the wounded soldier and attempted to drag him to a nearby hangar although in the course of so doing he himself was mortally wounded. The self-sacrificing courage exhibited by Colonel Little is in keeping with the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States." p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov