Leonard Oliver Vaughan (1924 - 1987)

Born 9 Aug 1924 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Oct 1987 at age 63 in New York, United States

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Biography

Flight Officer Leonard Vaughan served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started: 16 Jul 1943
Unit(s):
Service ended: 19 Nov 1944

Leonard Vaughan is Notable.

Leonard Vaughan served as a US military pilot during World War II. He was one of the “Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen.” The Tuskegee Airmen were known for heroic combat service in support of Allied Forces in the European Theater. They served with the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group, both largely Black units of the United States Army Air Forces.

Leonard Oliver Vaughan was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924.^[1][2]

He died in 1987^[3] and is buried in Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965"
   New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images
   Ancestry Record 61457 #1380699
   Leonard O Vaughan born on 9 Aug 1924 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #194985151
   Name: Leonard Oliver Vaughan; Race: Negro (Black); Age: 18; Birth Date: 9 Aug 1924; Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York; Registration Date: 17 Dec 1942; Registration Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Employer: None; Height: 5 11; Weight: 136; Complexion: Light brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Janes A Cooley;
   Household Members (Name) Age:
   Leonard Oliver Vaughan 18.
3. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #64259383
   Leonard Vaughan death Oct 1987 (born 9 Aug 1924) residing at 11434, Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA.
4. ↑ Find A Grave memorial page for Leonard O Vaughan (9 Aug 1924–3 Oct 1987), Find A Grave: Memorial #1276363, citing Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk County, New York, USA ; Maintained by US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5)

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4L6-TXK), Leonard O Vaughn in household of Alfred D Vaughn, Brooklyn (Districts 0001-0250), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 8A, line 27, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1514; FHL microfilm 2,341,249.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02579; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-1263
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #7999870
  Leonard Vaughan (15), single son, in household of Alfred Vaughan (44) in New York, Kings, New York. Born in New York.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8RR-685), Leonard O Vaughan, enlisted 16 Jul 1943, New York City, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.