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Personal info

Full name
VAUGHN, Clifton Louis
Date of birth
3 December 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois
Hometown
Saint Clair, Saint Clair County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36056078
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
21 June 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Magdeburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 12 15

Immediate family

Members
Herschel Vaughn (father)
Bertie Vaughn (mother)
George L. Vaughn (adoptive father)
Clarence Vaughn (stepbrother)
Fred Vaughn (stepbrother)
Lon Vaughn (brother)
Seely Vaughn (brother)
Lenora Vaughn (sister)

More information

Pvt Clifton L. Vaughn enlisted at Scott Field, Illinois on 5 March 1942 and was sent overseas in June 1944.

He was killed in a motor vehicle accident.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlisment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Register

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspaperarchive.com - Harrisburg Daily Register