Albert K. Ault

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 11/30/1944

Albert Kimble Ault was born in Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio on April 19, 1917.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by the Follansbee Steel Corporation in Toronto, Ohio.

He was drafted into the Army on August 1, 1941 at Cleveland, Ohio.
His home of residence was listed as Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio and
his civilian occupation was listed as Skilled Warehousing, Storekeeping, Handling, Loading, Unloading.
He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

Private First Class Ault died on November 30, 1944 of wounds received in action in Germany on November 25, 1944
during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in 4th Division General Orders # 13
dated 25 January 1945.

Article from the Steubenville Herald Star December 21, 1944
announcing the death of Albert K. Ault

By mpl2004 from Ancestry.com

Albert K. Ault was originally buried in the temporary cemetery at Henri-Chapelle
in Block K Row 10 Grave 199, and was moved to the permanent cemetery at Henri-Chapelle,
in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Liege, Belgium
Plot H Row 14 Grave 66

Grave marker for Albert K. Ault

Photo by Des Philippet
from the
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