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Personal info

Full name
VAUGHAN, James William
Date of birth
10 December 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Franklin County, North Carolina
Hometown
Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34451396
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 October 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 10 52

Immediate family

Members
William H. Vaughan (father)
Minnie (Arnold) Vaughan (mother)
Ellis Vaughan (brother)
Troy W. Vaughan (brother)
Albert L. Vaughan (brother)
Olive Vaughan (sister)
Helen M. Vaughan (sister)
Nellie G. Vaughan (sister)
Katie D. Vaughan (sister)

More information

Pvt James W. Vaughan enlisted on 12 September 1942 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com, Young American Patriots

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Young American Patriots