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Vaughan William D.

Name:
William D. Vaughan
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
Serial Number:
36552326
Unit:
2nd Ranger Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Plot:
Section A
Row:
Grave:
Site 1027
Decoration:
Comments:

William D. Vaughan was born on January 20, 1921. He served in Company D, 2nd Ranger Battalion, as a Technician 5th Grade during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944, at the age of 23, at Pointe du Hoc, during the American assault on Omaha and Utah beaches in France. He is now buried in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.