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Personal info

Full name
AYRES, Charles Ernest Jr
Date of birth
25 November 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio
Hometown
Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33556100
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 November 1944
Place of death
Montdidier, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 25 47

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Ayres (father)
Louise D. (Paxton) Ayres (mother)
Rosemond L. Ayres (sister)
Marguerite P. Ayres (sister)
William J. Ayres (brother)

More information

Pfc Charles E. Ayres Jr. attended high school for four years and was a library assistant before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 9 February 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / McMillion Family / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett / MAJ Jimmy Cotton, After Action Report 26th Infantry
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M