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Personal info

Full name
VAUGHAN, Charles William
Date of birth
25 October 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina
Hometown
Pickens County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
34388584
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 8 10

Immediate family

Members
Foster B. Vaughan (father)
Carrie P. (Boyce) Vaughan (mother)
Forrest Vaughan (brother)
Mildred Vaughan (sister)
Edna M. Vaughan (wife)
Charles W. Vaughan (son)

More information

Sgt Charles W. Vaughan enlisted in Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina on 5 October 1942.

He attended high school for 2 years and was a sales clerk before he enlisted.

Sgt Vaughan behind enemy lines with his whole troop when he was shot in the face.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Charles W. Vaughan Son, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Social Security Death Index, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php, www.findagrave.com - Bruce Weirauch
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Cory Hedin