John E Vaughan
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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
Shot down 20 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37890 "Big Friend". Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13118691
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15334177
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39150321
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13130405
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4169
NARA WWII Enlistment records
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/51336346/john-e-vaughan
ContributorAAM
Changes
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