Ayers John E.
- Date of death:
- February 19th, 1944
- Buried on:
- Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: G. Row: 10. Grave: 12. - Nationality:
- American
Biography
Servicenumber 37015107.
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Technician 4th Grade (T-4)
- Unit:
- 171st Field Artillery Battalion, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird"
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Awarded posthumously.
General Order No. 163, HQ, 45th Infantry Division (1944).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Technician 4th Grade (T-4)
- Unit:
- 171st Field Artillery Battalion, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird"
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Second Purple Heart awarded in the form of a bronze oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Purple Heart.
Awarded posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - For Heroism and Service, The Field Artillery Journal, March 1945
- Home of Heroes
- American Battle Monuments Commission
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