 1911 - 1945 (33 years)
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| Name |
James Harvey Gaul |
| Title |
Lieutenant |
| Birth |
17 May 1911 |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1930 |
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1930 Gaul. 1930 US census, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, enumeration district 2-221, Family Number 326, Gaul. |
| Military Service |
U.S. Navy, WWII |
| U.S. Naval Reservist Lieutenant, executed by German firing squad January 1945 at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp near Linz, Austria. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. |
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Lt. Gaul Murdered At Concentration Camp The Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Press, Friday, August 7, 1945 page 1 |
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Lt Gaul Murdered At Concentration Camp, Continued From Page 1 The Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Press, Friday, August 3, 1945 page 20 |
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James Gaul Executed By Nazis Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Sun-Telegraph, Friday, August 3, 1945, page 1 |
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James Gaul Executed By Nazis, Continued From Page 1 Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Sun-Telegraph Friday, August 3, 1945, page 5 |
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Regarding The Murder Of James Harvey Gaul The Daily Republican (Monongahela, Pennsylvania) Monday, August 6, 1945 page 6 |
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Probing Death Of Lt. James H. Gaul The Daily American (Somerset, Pennsylvania), Tuesday, August 7, 1945 page 2 |
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Ex-Teacher (James Gaul) Death A War Crime The Brooklyn (New York) Daily Eagle, Tuesday, August 7, 1945, page 3 |
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Details On James Gaul Execution The Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Press, Sunday, February 10, 1946, page 6 |
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Lt. Gaul's Mother Gets His Medal The Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Press, Thursday, February 3, 1949 page 9 |
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James Harvey Gaul James Harvey Gaul |
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James Harvey Gaul Service. James Harvey Gaul Service. |
| Occupation |
Archaeologist |
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Report on Research James H Gaul. American Philosophical Society Held At Philadelphia For Promoting Useful Knowledge, Yearbook 1939. Published 1940 Lancaster Press, Lancaster PA. |
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The Balkans Reconnaissance. Supplement To 1940 Britannica Book Of The Year. Published by the Encyclopedia Britannica Co. Ltd. Soho, London. 1940. |
| Death |
26 Jan 1945 |
Mauthausen, Austria |
- James was executed at the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. His body was never recovered.
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| Burial |
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The Wall Of The Missing. James' name appears on the Wall of the Missing at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France |
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OSS Memorial. The CIA recognizes its origin, and honors fallen OSS officers with a special memorial inside the CIA headquarters. Below a single star carved into the wall, a glass case contains the “Book of Honor” which contains the names of 116 fallen OSS officers including Lt. James H. Gaul. |
| Siblings |
1. Ione Avery Gaul, b. 18 Nov 1914, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania d. 5 Oct 1987, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts  | |
| Person ID |
I44195 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
6 Nov 2019 |
| Father |
Harvey Bartlett Gaul, b. 11 Apr 1881, Brooklyn, Kings, New York d. 1 Dec 1945, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Age 64 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Harriet Lester Avery, b. 25 Jun 1886, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio d. 7 Feb 1972 (Age 85 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Marriage |
13 Jun 1908 |
Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
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Gaul-Avery Marriage. Gaul-Avery Marriage. |
| Family ID |
F12265 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 17 May 1911 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania |
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 | Death - 26 Jan 1945 - Mauthausen, Austria |
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