[Benefits of Reenlistment] (open access)

[Benefits of Reenlistment]

Document listing the benefits of reenlisting in the Marine Corps, including a reenlistment period; mustering out pay; reenlistment allowance; choice of station; furlough travel allowance; furlough if you reenlist for two, three, or four years; retention of rank; transfer to fleet Marine Corps Reserve after 20 years of service; and retirement.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Jack C. Vaughan to Mrs. R. B. Vaughan] (open access)

[Envelope from Jack C. Vaughan to Mrs. R. B. Vaughan]

Envelope from Jack C. Vaughan to Mrs. R. B. Vaughan, containing 10 postcards of his base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date: 1944
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Professional and Combat Record of Jack Vaughan] (open access)

[Professional and Combat Record of Jack Vaughan]

Photocopy of a document recording Jack Vaughan's combat record, including places or vessels where he was stationed.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Honorable Discharge for Raymond Vaughan] (open access)

[Honorable Discharge for Raymond Vaughan]

Certificate honorably discharging Raymond Vaughan from the Navy. It reads: "Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy. This is to certify that Raymond Britton Vaughan, a Chief Shipfitter (AA)(T)(CB) is Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Naval Personnel Separation Center, Norman, Oklahoma, and from the Naval Service of the United States this 23rd day of September 1945. This certificate is awarded as a Testimonial of Fidelity and Obedience."
Date: September 23, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Professional and Combat Record of Jack Vaughan] (open access)

[Professional and Combat Record of Jack Vaughan]

Photocopy of a document recording Jack Vaughan's combat record, including places or vessels where he was stationed.
Date: 1946-04~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Separation] (open access)

[Notice of Separation]

Notice of separation from the U. S. Naval Service for Raymond Vaughan.
Date: September 23, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Separation for Jack Vaughan] (open access)

[Notice of Separation for Jack Vaughan]

Notice of separation from the U. S. Marine Corps for Jack Vaughan.
Date: April 7, 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Consent of Parents or Guardian to Enlistment] (open access)

[Consent of Parents or Guardian to Enlistment]

Photocopy of a consent form signed by Emma Vaughan allowing her son Jack to enlist in the Marine Corps despite being a minor.
Date: February 20, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
["The Life of a Marine"] (open access)

["The Life of a Marine"]

Poem entitled "The Life of a Marine" written by Jack Vaughan in 1942 about his experiences training with the Marine Corps.
Date: 1942
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Ships] (open access)

[List of Ships]

Photocopy of a list of ships an unnamed soldier sailed on during World War II.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History