Joe R. Vaughan Memorial - Sanger Cemetery - Sanger, TX - Remembering FEPOW on Waymarking.com

Sergeant Joe R. Vaughan served in the Antitank Company of the 31st Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army, a member of the defense forces that General Douglas MacArthur moved to the Bataan Peninsula after Japanese forces invaded the Philippines in late 1941. The hope was that these forces could hold out until relief could be sent, but unfortunately, a Japanese siege squashed those hopes, and 60,000 Filipinos and 15,000 Americans were captured. We do not know Sergeant Vaughn's fate, as he is listed as missing/buried at sea, most likely a fallen casualty along the Bataan Death March. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, and his name is listed on a monument to the missing at Fort William McKinley in Manila.

There is some interesting reading here about some of the others who suffered at the hands of the Japanese, and Sergeant Vaughan is mentioned. (visit link)

Type of Resource: Memorial Other from above - Please Specify: Memorial Date if Relevant: 04/12/1942 Relevant Position in Armed Forces: Antitank Company of the 31st Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army Nationality: American Relevant Website: Not listed

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