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VAUGHAN, Wallace Augustus - Date of
birth
17 September 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine -
Hometown
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1283174 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Breinig, south of Stolberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William Vaughan (father)
Clara Vaughan (mother)
Cecilia Vaughan (sister)
Eva Vaughan (sister)
Laura Vaughan (sister)
Florance Vaughan (sister)
Lawrence Vaughan (brother)
Madeline Vaughan (sister)
Barbara Vaughan (sister)
More information
Wallace A. Vaughan joined the National Guard in Lewiston, Maine on 24 February 1941.
Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com - Mrs. Imbert M. Eslinger, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/
Photo source: Aimee Fogg, James Lynch, Lewiston High School 1933