USMC World War II
PFC Clarence E. Ayers KIA Palau Is, September 16, 1944, Buried in Manila, Philippines.
Unit Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Plymouth, North Carolina
Parents, Mr. And Mrs. Clarence E. Ayers, Sr.
service# 538554
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Battalion 1st Marines was activated on March 1, 1941, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1/1 was reactivated on February 7, 1942, at New River, North Carolina. After a few months of training they were deployed to Wellington, New Zealand in July 1942. During the War in the Pacific the battalion fought in the following campaigns: Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of New Britain Battle of Peleliu Battle of Okinawa
On September 15, 1944, U.S. Marines landed on Peleliu. Over the next several weeks, ferocious Japanese resistance inflicted heavy casualties on U.S. troops before the Americans were finally able to secure the island. Though the controversial attack on Peleliu resulted in a higher death toll than any other amphibious assault in U.S. military history
PFC Clarence E. Ayers KIA Palau Is, September 16, 1944, Buried in Manila, Philippines.
Unit Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Plymouth, North Carolina
Parents, Mr. And Mrs. Clarence E. Ayers, Sr.
service# 538554
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Battalion 1st Marines was activated on March 1, 1941, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1/1 was reactivated on February 7, 1942, at New River, North Carolina. After a few months of training they were deployed to Wellington, New Zealand in July 1942. During the War in the Pacific the battalion fought in the following campaigns: Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of New Britain Battle of Peleliu Battle of Okinawa
On September 15, 1944, U.S. Marines landed on Peleliu. Over the next several weeks, ferocious Japanese resistance inflicted heavy casualties on U.S. troops before the Americans were finally able to secure the island. Though the controversial attack on Peleliu resulted in a higher death toll than any other amphibious assault in U.S. military history
USMC World War II
PFC Clarence E. Ayers KIA Palau Is, September 16, 1944, Buried in Manila, Philippines.
Unit Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Plymouth, North Carolina
Parents, Mr. And Mrs. Clarence E. Ayers, Sr.
service# 538554
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Battalion 1st Marines was activated on March 1, 1941, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1/1 was reactivated on February 7, 1942, at New River, North Carolina. After a few months of training they were deployed to Wellington, New Zealand in July 1942. During the War in the Pacific the battalion fought in the following campaigns: Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of New Britain Battle of Peleliu Battle of Okinawa
On September 15, 1944, U.S. Marines landed on Peleliu. Over the next several weeks, ferocious Japanese resistance inflicted heavy casualties on U.S. troops before the Americans were finally able to secure the island. Though the controversial attack on Peleliu resulted in a higher death toll than any other amphibious assault in U.S. military history
PFC Clarence E. Ayers KIA Palau Is, September 16, 1944, Buried in Manila, Philippines.
Unit Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Plymouth, North Carolina
Parents, Mr. And Mrs. Clarence E. Ayers, Sr.
service# 538554
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Battalion 1st Marines was activated on March 1, 1941, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1/1 was reactivated on February 7, 1942, at New River, North Carolina. After a few months of training they were deployed to Wellington, New Zealand in July 1942. During the War in the Pacific the battalion fought in the following campaigns: Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of New Britain Battle of Peleliu Battle of Okinawa
On September 15, 1944, U.S. Marines landed on Peleliu. Over the next several weeks, ferocious Japanese resistance inflicted heavy casualties on U.S. troops before the Americans were finally able to secure the island. Though the controversial attack on Peleliu resulted in a higher death toll than any other amphibious assault in U.S. military history
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