World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vaughn E. Hampton
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Denver, Colorado
Honored By
Vaughn E. Hampton
ENTERED SAN DIEGO BOOT CAMP JULY 1943. ATTENDED SAN DIEGO AMPHIBIOUS SCHOOL. ASSIGNED TO USS LCI (L) 450, FLOTILLA 3, GROUP 8 AND SAILED FOR PEARL HARBOR JANUARY 6, 1944. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF KWAJALEIN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS JANUARY 31, 1944. SERVED ABOARD THE SS GEORGE POWELL ANCHORED IN BUCKNER BAY, NAHA, OKINAWA AUGUST 15, 1945 THAT THE WAR HAD ENDED; JAPAN HAD SURRENDERED AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO INVADE JAPAN.