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David Vaughn

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David Vaughn

Birth
Death
22 Apr 1966 (aged 16)
Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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3-5-2-157
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Killed when American Flyers chartered plane crashed near Ardmore, OK. 92 GI's and 6 crew members were on board when the plane crashed into a rocky hillside during a thunderstorm. Most of the passengers were bound from Ft. Ord, CA to Ft. Benning's Airborne Training School in GA, some possibly for Vietnam. 81 of the 98 on board were killed.

Oakland Tribune California 1966-04-24


Pvt. David Vaughn, age 17, suddenly April 22, beloved son of Kenyon and Vernell Vaughn, Cleveland. Dear brother of Donald Carter, Kenyon & Rodney Vaughn and Mrs. Louise Hurt of Columbus, Ohio.

Military services Monday, May 2, at 2 p.m., St. Paul Amez Church, internment Highland Cemetery. Friends received at E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home.

April 30, 1966
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel 163

Obit info provided by FAG Contributor #46885535
Killed when American Flyers chartered plane crashed near Ardmore, OK. 92 GI's and 6 crew members were on board when the plane crashed into a rocky hillside during a thunderstorm. Most of the passengers were bound from Ft. Ord, CA to Ft. Benning's Airborne Training School in GA, some possibly for Vietnam. 81 of the 98 on board were killed.

Oakland Tribune California 1966-04-24


Pvt. David Vaughn, age 17, suddenly April 22, beloved son of Kenyon and Vernell Vaughn, Cleveland. Dear brother of Donald Carter, Kenyon & Rodney Vaughn and Mrs. Louise Hurt of Columbus, Ohio.

Military services Monday, May 2, at 2 p.m., St. Paul Amez Church, internment Highland Cemetery. Friends received at E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home.

April 30, 1966
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel 163

Obit info provided by FAG Contributor #46885535

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  • Maintained by: snm
  • Originally Created by: Mamaquilts
  • Added: Jun 20, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92229788/david-vaughn: accessed ), memorial page for David Vaughn (12 Oct 1949–22 Apr 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92229788, citing Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by snm (contributor 47314574).