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Personal info

Full name
GAULT, George Robert
Date of birth
28 December 1915
Age
28
Place of birth
Bethlehem Township, Cass County, Indiana
Hometown
Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35353794
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
C Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 September 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 31 44

Immediate family

Members
John M. Gault (father)
Katy G. (Small) Gault (mother)
Anna R. Gault (sister)
John L. Gault (brother)
Lloyd H. Gault (brother)
Essie L. Gault (sister)
Earl R. Gault (brother)
Carl Gault (brother)
Elimer E. Gault (brother)
Bessie E. Gault (sister)
Vivian H. Gault (sister)
Vernell M. Gault (brother)
Nellie M. Gault (sister)
Donna L. Gault (sister)

More information

S/Sgt George R. Gault enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 13 May 1942.

He was killed by a landmine.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson