2 6 . ▁Following ▁his ▁ 3 4 th ▁aer ial ▁victory , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁and ▁awarded ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Gall and ▁claimed ▁his ▁last ▁aer ial ▁victory ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁during ▁the ▁Schwe inf urt - Reg ens burg ▁mission , ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁following ▁combat ▁with ▁Republic ▁P - 4 7 ▁Th under bol t ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁the ▁ 5 6 th ▁F ighter ▁Group . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Gall and ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁in ▁Bo ch um ▁in ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁West phal ia . ▁The ▁family ▁with ▁French ▁H ug uen ot ▁ancest ry , ▁had ▁settled ▁in ▁West er hol t ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁Gall and ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁four ▁sons ▁of ▁Adolf ▁Gall and ▁( sen ior ) ▁and ▁his ▁French ▁wife ▁Anna , ▁n ée ▁Sch i pper . ▁U ph old ing ▁the ▁family ▁tradition , ▁Gall and ▁( sen ior ) ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁land ▁manager ▁or ▁b ail iff ▁to ▁the ▁Count ▁von ▁West er hol t . ▁Gall and ' s ▁two ▁older ▁brothers ▁were ▁Fritz ▁and ▁Adolf ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁was ▁Paul . ▁Their ▁father ▁had ▁pet ▁names ▁for ▁all ▁his ▁family ▁members