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Personal info

Full name
AULT, Presley William
Date of birth
18 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio
Hometown
Union, Fayette County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35503086
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Létricourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 1 74

Immediate family

Members
Howard Ault (father)
Tessie (Graves) Ault (mother)
Howard F. Ault (brother)
Donald E. Ault (brother)
Mary C. Ault (sister)
Robert Ault (son)

More information

S/Sgt Presley W. Ault graduated from Washington C.H. High School in 1937 and was a baker, employed by the Pennington Backery, before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 9 July 1942.

He was killed by artillery fragments in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, family collection