Gene Vaughn

Lance Corporal
H&S CO, 1ST BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
10 June 1946 - 02 May 1967
Big Spring, Texas
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3RD MARDIV

3RD MARINES 		Purple Heart, Navy Achievement Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Gene Vaughn

25 Oct 2004

Gene Vaughn

Gene grew up in Big Spring, Texas. He was a 1964 graduate of Big Spring High School. He was drafted into the USMC in the summer of 1966. He was a radio operator. He was killed by rocket/mortar fire on May 2, 1967. He is remembered by his community, the Big Spring Vietnam Memorial and the Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial in Midland, Texas. May his sacrifice never be forgotten.

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Charlie 1/3 Marines lost three men on 02 May 1967 - a platoon leader, his radioman, and a rifleman:
  • 2ndLt Thomas Mallon, Millbrae, CA, C Co;
  • LCpl Gene Vaughn, Big Spring, TX, H&S Co; and
  • Pfc Phillip D. Munday, Wichita, KS, C Co.




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