Glenn C Vaughn
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Photo added, courtesy of J. Ross Greene, nephew of Bombardier Ross W. Perrin and author of "A Fortress and a Legacy"
Object Number - UPL 20035 - Clenn C. Vaugh (via J. Ross Greene, nephew of Bombardier Ross W. Perrin and author of "A Fortress and a Legacy"
The fourth of eight children, Glenn Vaughn loved singing like everybody in the family and they often held songfests for their relatives and neighbors in their Stokesland home near Danville, Virginia. An accomplished athlete, Glenn was a golf fan and a redoubtable player. His coolness inspired full confidence from his fellow crew members. Glenn Vaughn was a Co-Pilot in the 381st Bomb Group / 532nd Bomb Squadron. Killed In Action (KIA) in the loss of B-17G # 43-38780 on the Squadron’s 11 December 1944 mission to bomb the bridge over the Rhine at Mannheim, Germany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16002193 and O-886725
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33560548 and O-722281
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18123654
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38468543
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19042579
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 December 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Richmond, Virginia, United States | 29 October 1940 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
near the Neckarauer Waldweg, Mannheim, Germany | 11 December 1944 | in the loss of B-17G # 43-38780 |
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Buried |
Hauptfriedhof, Mannheim, Germany | 15 December 1944 | Initially buried at the main cemetery in Mannheim, Germany |
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Born |
Stokesland, Virginia, United States | the son of John and Agnes Vaughn | |
| Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States | |||
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Buried |
His remains were brought to France and he rests at Plot D, Row 28, Grave 30. |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, MACR 11341 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11341 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
