PVT Arthur Hudson Gault (WWII)


Remembering PVT Arthur Hudson Gault (Mannington)

June 27, 1910 - July 3, 1944


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PVT Arthur Hudson Gault (service # 35761754) was born in Sutton, WV on June 27, 1910, the son of John and Neoma "Susie" (Rose) Gault. In 1910, John was a foreman at a cooperage company in Otter, WV (Braxton County). By 1920, their family had moved to Plum Run in Marion County, where John worked as a laborer at the gasoline plant.

The Gaults later moved to Hope Hill in Rachel (1930 census), and though the 1940 census vaguely describes their 1935-1940 address as "Rt 250," Arthur's 1940 draft card indicates that their family remained in Rachel.

Arthur graduated from Mannington High School, likely around 1937 or 1938.

Arthur entered the draft on October 16, 1940. At that time, he was working as a laborer for Jones Collieries, Inc. He is listed as being 5'8" and 150 lbs with blue eyes, brown hair, and ruddy skin.

Military Service

On September 30, 1943, Arthur enlisted in the Army in Clarksburg. He became a member of the 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. 

From the 29th Division Association Website:

"The regiment landed on Omaha Beach on the morning of June 7th, delayed a day from landing because of the chaos of the beach. The regiment then captured Isigny, a key German position and an important objective in linking the Omaha and Utah beaches. Practical continuous combat in St. Lo, Vire, Brest, Fallaise Gap, Belgium, Holland, Aachen, Aldenhove, Borheim, Roer Valley and finally a juncture with the Red Army on the Elbe River on 3 May 1945.

Fighting with the 29th Infantry Division in France and Germany during World War Two, the 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry gained a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation and the French Army’s Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star for its June 1944 stand on Hill 108, just outside St. Lo. The 2nd Battalion later gained a Croix de Guerre for its gallant performance during the siege of Brest in September 1944."

Death and Legacy

PVT Arthur Hudson Gault was killed in action on July 3, 1944. He is buried at the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial in France. He is honored on the "Marion County Veterans Killed in Action" Memorial at Veterans Square in Fairmont, WV, and at the West Virginia State Veterans Memorial in Charleston, WV.

Arthur was survived by his parents, John and "Susan," as well as one brother, Wesley Gault.


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