World War II Honoree

Ernest Neal Gault

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Camden, New Jersey

Honored By

Ross Calvert

Relationship

son-in-law

DRAFTED IN MARCH 1941, GAULT WAS STATIONED IN AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT UNIT AT FORT WEAVER, HAWAII DURING PEARL HARBOR. HE RETURNED TO THE STATES IN FEBRUARY OF '42 FOR OCS IN WILMINGTON, NC. HE WAS THEN ASSIGNED AS AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TO FT. SHAFTER, OAHU, HAWAII. IN DECEMBER OF 1943, HE WAS TRANSFERRED, AS A CAPTAIN, TO THE 754TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY AT TARAWA. HE WAS RETURNED TO THE STATES IN MAY 1945 AND WAS DISCHARGED, AS A CAPTAIN, FROM FT. BLISS, TEXAS ON 8 DEC 1945.