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Houston A. Vaughan

NAME
Houston Alvin Vaughan
NICKNAME
SERVICE NUMBER
267869
UNIT
Marine Detachment
USS Houston
Field Music
HOME OF RECORD
Mitchell, OR
NEXT OF KIN
Father, Mr. John M. Vaughan
DATE OF BIRTH
October 14, 1916
at Mitchell, OR
ENTERED SERVICE
September 6, 1938
at Portland, OR
DATE OF LOSS
March 1, 1942
alt. February 28, 1942
REGION
Java Sea
CAMPAIGN / AREA
Sunda Strait
CASUALTY TYPE
Missing In Action
Declared Dead December 15, 1945
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS
Field Music Sergeant Houston A. Vaughan was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait.

Vaughan’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945.

INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK
Field Music Sergeant
STATUS OF REMAINS
Lost at sea
MEMORIALS
Odd Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, OR
Manila American Cemetery

Biography:
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Gallery:

Ray Humble (left) Houston Vaughan (center) and Arthur Ledbetter aboard the USS Houston in 1941. All three Marines lost their lives in the sinking.

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