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Personal info

Full name
VAUGHN, Wilbur Morris
Date of birth
18 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
Hometown
Marion County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36038156
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Allerborn, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 11 62

Immediate family

Members
William M. Vaughn (father)
Agnes M. Vaughn (mother)
Alta Vaughn (sister)
Ruby Vaughn (sister)
Dee C. Vaughn (brother)
Virginia Vaughn (sister)

More information

Sgt Wilbur M. Vaughn enlisted on 18 June 1941 in Chicago, Illinois.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet