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JOHN W VAUGHAN
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army
February 21, 1942 – June 17, 1967
Service recordJohn W Vaughan, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 17, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 22E, Line 4 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22E · Line 4
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant (2LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- February 21, 1942
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 17, 1967
- Age
- 25
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
68 names on the Wall carry the date June 17, 1967. In June 1967, 948 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 22E, Line 4
- EDWARD ARTHUR SMITHPrivate First Class · June 17, 1967
- EDWARD EARL STROMBECKMajor · June 17, 1967
- WILLIAM BYRON WEIKAL JRTechnical Sergeant · June 17, 1967
- CHARLES EDWARD WESTStaff Sergeant · June 17, 1967
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 1966
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.