Elet Daniel Vaughn was born March 19, 1927 in Spiro, Oklahoma, according to his death certificate. to William Franklin & Delia Mae Archer Vaughn. April 23, 1949 Elet married Wanda Jean Elkins. Both were residents of Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. but married in Crawford Co., Ar. June 30, 1942 Elet registered for the military draft at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. He enlisted in the Army November 13, 1942, stating he is single. His education was Grammar School and his occupation was "Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor". Elet served in the US Army in the Signal Corps as a Tec4. The United States Army Signal Corps is a branch of the United States Army that creates and manages communications and information systems for the command and control of combined arms forces. During World War II. more than ever before, success in combat depended on good communications. Commanders using field radios could maintain continuous contact with their troops during rapid advances. At its peak strength in the fall of 1944, the Signal Corps comprised over 350,000 officers and men, more than six times as many as had served in the first World War. The Signal Corps had responsibility for one of the most important systems used during World War II - Radar. January 7, 1951 Elet Daniel Vaughn passed away at the Colonial Hospital in Fort Smith, Ar. at 29 years old.