The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Winford Larue Vaughn, RA14391920, who died in the service of his country on September 7th, 1951 in North Korea, Hills 717-682. The cause of death was listed as MIA to Declared Dead. At the time of his death Winford was 19 years of age. He was from Central, South Carolina. Winford's Military Occupation Specialty was 4812-Heavy Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PFC Winford Larue Vaughn include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

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Corporal Vaughn was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 7, 1951. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. Corporal Vaughn was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.