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NAME Houston Alvin Vaughan |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 267869 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston Field Music |
HOME OF RECORD Mitchell, OR |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. John M. Vaughan |
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| 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 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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