Robert Leman Ault

Military

Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wiener Neudorf 26-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Perin; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7141.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-806281
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Albright, WV 12 June 1921 Son of Francis H and Jessie R Ault.

Enlisted

Fort Hayes Columbus OH 21 July 1942 Fort Hayes Columbus, OH

Other

Discharged USAAF

26 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Oakland, MD 25 November 2009
Preston County, WV

Buried

Mount Moriah Cemetery, Valley Point, WV Mount Moriah Cemetery Valley Point, Preston County, WV