Robert Oscar Baughn was born in April 1888 in Calhoun, McLean County, Kentucky. He was the son of Samuel Claiborne Baughn & Martha Francis Riggs. He enlisted in the Army on December 9, 1912 and served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a First Sergeant in Company G, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 4, 1918 and is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France.

Awards: Distinguished Service Cross
Baughn, Robert O. (43098) B.- Calhoun,Ky R.- Calhoun,Ky In the Argonne Forest, France, Oct. 4, 1918
"Sergeant, Company G, 16th Infantry, 1st Division. During offensive operations he carried important messages across fire-swept territory, continuing with this work until seriously wounded. Posthumously awarded. Medal presented to mother, Mrs. Martha F. Guy. G.O. No. 44 W.D. 1919"