Marion L. Vaughn

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Marion L. Vaughn (39215337), Technical Sergeant [then Sergeant], U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Company A, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 6 December 1944 in the vicinity of *****, Germany. His platoon having been halted by intense enemy artillery, mortar and small arms fire, Sergeant Vaughn went forward alone to locate the enemy strong point. Creeping to a vantage point, he destroyed a machine gun nest with a hand grenade. Under enemy rifle fire, he maneuvered his platoon forward and while so doing noticed the enemy riflemen and silenced their fire with a rifle grenade. Sergeant Vaughn’s demonstration of leadership and courage were a source of inspiration to his men and aided materially in the capture of the platoon’s objective.