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Personal info

Full name
VAUGHT, Raymond Edward
Date of birth
7 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Hometown
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35253924
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
Mühlberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 3 22

Immediate family

Members
Albert Vaught (father)
Nettie J. (Miller) Vaught (mother)
Harold W. Vaught (brother)
Marjorie Vaught (sister)
Charles A. Vaught (brother)
Harriet L. Vaught (sister)
Ralph R. Vaught (brother)
Lillie W. Vaught (sister)
Helen R. (Morgan) Vaught (wife)
Patricia Vaught (daughter)

More information

Prior to entering the service Pfc Raymond E. Vaught was an employe of the Sargent-Gerke Paint Company.

He served in the Pacific from March to September 1942 and was sent to Europe in October 1944.

He was taken prisoner on 11 January 1945 and died at Stalag IV-B from pneumonia.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.lager-muehlberg.de, The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana)