William B. Ault

William Bowen Ault
Born(1898-10-06)October 6, 1898
Enterprise, Oregon, United States
DiedMay 8, 1942(1942-05-08) (aged 43)
Battle of the Coral Sea
Buried
Lost at sea
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1917–1942
RankCommander
Service number0-057445
CommandsTorpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6)
Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Kansas City, Kansas
Carrier Lexington Air Group (CLAG)
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsNavy Cross

William Bowen Ault (6 October 1898 Enterprise, Oregon – 8 May 1942) was a commander in the United States Navy during World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] [9][10] The front page of the June 18, 1942, issue of the Enterprise Chieftain carries the news of Commander William Ault's death in the Pacific.[11]

  1. ^ The Battle of the Coral Sea: Consisting of the Actions at Tulagi, May 4th, Off Misima, May 7th, and in the Coral Sea on May 8th, 1942 United States. Office of Naval Intelligence. Office of Naval Intelligence. 1943. pp. 9, 14, 16, 24.
  2. ^ "COMMANDER WILLIAM BILL AULT AND THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA". National Historical Foundation. May 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Guido, Laura (October 24, 2018). "Family of famous WWII aviator visits airfield named in his honor 75 years ago". Whidbey News Times. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Dickenson, Elane (October 18, 2011). "Local WWII aviator inducted into Hall of Fame". Wallowa County Chieftain.
  5. ^ "Pacific Wrecks Pilot".
  6. ^ "Ault, William Bowen, CDR Fallen". Together we served.
  7. ^ "NAS Whidbey Island WA".
  8. ^ Tillman, Barrett; Tullis, Tom, Author and Illustrator (November 20, 2012). Midway Dauntless Units of World War 2 (E-book). Osprey Combat Aircraft. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 71, 87, 378. ISBN 978-1782007197. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Morrison, Wilbur H.; Morrison, William (December 1985). Above and Beyond (Paperback). Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 0553253867.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. ^ William R. Evinger, ed. (1991). Directory of Military Bases in the U.S. (Hardcover). Oryx Press. ISBN 9780897745314.
  11. ^ Wood, Scott (September 25, 2018). "NAS Whidbey Island Honors William B. Ault Family during 75th Ault Field Naming Anniversary". Oak Harbor, Washington.