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He was later transferred to the Buffalo Curtiss plant and served in various executive capacities on research, development and production problems.

In April, 1927, Vaughn left Curtiss to become Factory Manager of the Taylor-Young Airplane Company, Alliance, Ohio, to supervise light-aircraft production.  In the fall of 1938 he returned to Curtiss-Wright as a Superintendent of the Buffalo Plant Experimental Department.  He was later advanced to Factory Manager at Columbus, Ohio and remained with Curtiss-Wright until 1950 after 36 years of total service with Curtiss.

At that time Vaughn became General Foreman of North American Aviation Corporation at Columbus, Ohio.  Following a period of employment there he retired in April, 1957, in Columbus with the memories of his lifelong activities in aviation.  He was a member of the Early Birds, the OX-5 Club of America, an Honorary Life Member of the Lighter-than-Air Society of Akron, Ohio, Masonic Order, a Knight Templar, and the Management Club of Columbus.  He was married at Newport News, Virginia on July 5th, 1916 to Janet Gardner of Jermyn, Pennsylvania.  Mrs. Vaughn was teaching school in New York prior to their marriage.

Mr. Vaughn passed away of a heart attack at his home March 8, 1972, at age 85, survived by his wife, a son and two grandchildren.  [[strikethrough]] Interment [[/strikethrough]] Burial was in "Place of Interment," Mifflin Township Cemetery, Ohio.

Flying Pioneer - [[strikethrough]] Early Bird [[/strikethrough]] Stanley I. Vaughn devoted his entire lifetime to aviation, starting with ballooning, then taught himself to fly on planes of his own construction.  His natural engineering, development and administrative abilities were quickly recognized by Glenn Curtiss, for whom Vaughn soon became one of the valued stalwarts who helped the Curtiss Company to become the world's leading aviation enterprise of the early era.

Vaughn's countless contributions to the development of aviation history are legend and his name must be well recorded as a worthy reward of his lifelong efforts and accomplishments.

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