Background
Harry Hawkins Vaughan was born on November 26, 1893 in Glasgow, Missouri.
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Education
He attended the Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
Career
With the United States entry into World War I, Vaughan was commissioned Second lieutenant of Field Artillery and has been assigned for military training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. During the training, Vaughan befriended with another officer, future United States. President Harry South. They were both assigned to the 129th Field Artillery Regiment within 35th Infantry Division and sent to the France. Vaughan participated in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel or Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
Vaughan served as a liaison officer and battery commander and for his service in combat, he was later decorated with two Silver Stars and French Croix de guerre.
