William Orel Vaughn

Corporal Vaughn was serving with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade. His tour in Vietnam began on August 29, 1969. He was killed in action in Long Khanh, South Vietnam .

Corporal William Orel Vaughn was returned to his hometown of Jamestown and is buried at Franklin Cemetery, Fentress County, Tennessee. He is honored on Panel 15W, Row 112 of the viet Veterans Memorial.

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Date of birth:
  • 27 February 1949
  • Date of death: 30 December 1969
  • County: Fentress
  • Hometown: Jamestown
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: 3rd Infantry Regiment, 199th Infantry Brigade
  • Conflict: Vietnam
  • Awards: Awards Combat Infantrymans Badge, Purple Heart, National Defense Medal, viet Service Medal, viet Campaign Medal
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Franklin Cemetery, Fentress County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XXII, Middle Panel
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