Birthplace of Pioneer Pilot Russell L. Maughan
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N 41° 43.889 W 111° 49.898
12T E 430837 N 4620297
This Utah Historical Marker is mounted on a concrete monument in front of the residence at 133 E Center Street in Logan, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMGY3X
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2013
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Birthplace of Pioneer Pilot
Russell L. Maughan
Russell L. Maughan was born in this house on March 28, 1893. The house was built by his father and later remodeled.
Maughan served as a fighter pilot in France in World War I, coming within an ace of being an ace. In World War II he served as a Colonel in the Eighth Air Force in Britain. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on April 21, 1958 and is buried in the Logan City Cemetery.
Peter Maughan, his grandfather, crossed the plains in a covered wagon with the Mormon exodus, and later founded the first settlement in Cache Valley, Maughan's Fort, now Wellsville.
Grandfather required months to trek across a third of the country. Grandson crossed the nation in the light of a single day.
National Society & Temple Fork Chapter, Sons of Utah Pioneers