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James
Nugent
Vaughn
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

Missouri

Home:

, 

Missouri

James Vaughn graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1930. He was brutally murdered as a Prisoner of War during the Bataan Death March.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Signal Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Major (Signal Corps) James Nugent Vaughn (ASN: 0-18074), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Bataan in April 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 27 April 1942.