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Name: Joseph Harry AULL
Rank / Rating: S2-Seaman Second ClassService #: 864 03 30 DOB: Apr 23, 1925 From: Knottsville, Daviess Co., KY Parents: Michael Xaxier and Mary Pauline Aull Went Aboard: Oct 08, 1943 Age When Ship Went Down: 20 years, 3 months, 7 days Spouse: Children: Grandchildren: Bio Submitted By: Patricia Stephens - Admin |
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Joseph Harold “Harry” Aull was the son of Michael Xaxier and Mary Pauline Aull of Knottsville, Daviess Co., KY. He was the second oldest of 12 children.
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 Joseph enlisted in the Navy July 3, 1943, at Indianapolis, IN. While at boot camp in Great Lakes, IL., he was advanced from AS (Apprentice Seaman) to S2c (Seaman second class). He was transferred to the Naval Personnel Distribution Center, Pleasanton, CA on September 23, 1943 and was further transferred on September 29, 1943 to the receiving station at Pearl Harbor, T.H.
He went aboard USS Indianapolis CA-35 on October 8, 1943 at Pearl Harbor. The Deck Log recorded that Joseph enlisted July 3, 1943 at Evansville, IN.
Joseph spent his entire naval career on board Indianapolis where he tragically lost his life on July 30, 1945 in the sinking of his ship. He was only 20 years old. His body was not recovered.
His name is inscribed on the Tablet of the Missing in the Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Philippines. He was awarded the Purple Heart, posthumously.
Source:
The Messenger-Inquirer, (Owensboro, KY) Sun, Oct 14, 1945, p. 1. Citing KIA
The Messenger-Inquirer, Thur, Sept 27, 1945, p. 11
Official USN Records; Indianapolis ship records
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