Vaughan James A.

Back to Search Result

James A. Vaughan is honored on the following 3 monument(s) in our database:

Berlin Airlift Memorial (Luftbr�ckendenkmal)

Berlin Airlift Monument

Name:

James A. Vaughan

Rank:

Captain

Serial Number:

AO 862 809

Unit:

48th Troop Carrier Squadron

Date of Death:

1948-10-18

State:

Tennessee

Cemetery:

Saint Lawrence Cemetery, Connecticut

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

James A. Vaughan was born on June 14, 1921. During the Berlin Airlift, he was a crew member on the C-54 #42-72688 aircraft. On October 18, 1948, the crew was returning to their base in Frankfurt after completing a cargo flight to Berlin. On final approach by night, the four-engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Neu-Isenburg, about six km east of the airport. All three crew members were killed.

Crew of the C-54 #42-72688:
1LT Eugene S. Erickson
CPT James A. Vaughan
SGT Richard Winter

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.baaa-acro.com