John E Vaughan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-44566.png UPL 44566 John Vaughan’s Dog Tag from page 7 of German KU-1575 report at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139544922 (NARA)

page 7 of German KU-1575 report at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139544922

Object Number - UPL 44566 - John Vaughan’s Dog Tag from page 7 of German KU-1575 report at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139544922 (NARA)

Shot down 20 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37890 "Big Friend". Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12037589
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13081862 at enlistment, then O-756939
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11114262
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36398334
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14068980 at enlistment, then O-677820
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rovin’ romona ii/big friend
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 20 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cardington, Ohio, USA 10 February 1921

Enlisted

31 July 1942 Columbus, Ohio

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Brix, near Valognes, France 20 April 1944 In the crash of B-17 #42-37890 Brix, 6km NW of Valognes, 20km SE of Cherbourg, France

Buried

24 April 1944 at the English cemetery in Cherbourg, France
Morrow County, Ohio

Buried

after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. John Vaughan rests at the Iberia Cemetery in Iberia, Ohio

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 4169
NARA WWII Enlistment records
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/51336346/john-e-vaughan

Date
ContributorED-BB
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MACR 4169

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4169 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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