Ault, Phillip H., 1914-

Phillip Halliday Ault was born in Maywood, Ill., on Apr. 26, 1914 and graduated from DePauw University in 1935. From 1935-1937 he was a reporter for the LaGrange (Ill.) citizen. In 1938 he became a corresponding editor for UPI, serving in Chicago, New York City, Iceland, North Africa, and London, where he was bureau chief in 1944-1945. In 1948 he became assistant managing editor and director of the editorial page for the Times-Mirror Company in Los Angeles. From 1948-1957 he was editorial page editor of the Los Angeles mirror news, and from 1958-1968, executive editor and vice-president of Associated desert newspapers in Palm Springs. In 1968 he returned to the Midwest as associate editor of the South Bend (Ind.) tribune, retiring in 1979. He authored or co-authored 18 books and contributed articles to the Saturday evening post, American heritage, American legion, and other journals. He was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in 1998 and into the DePauw University Media Wall of Fame in Oct. 2001.

From the description of Phillip H. Ault aviation collection, 1783-1993 (bulk 1900-1950). (Claremont Colleges Library). WorldCat record id: 703179949

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