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Ayers, John G. K.

U.S. Army

Ayers, John G. K.

Ayers, John G. K.

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany H, 8th Missouri Infantry

HometownMichigan

Citation

Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1863

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