Howard Duane “Duane" Ayers was born Dec. 31, 1920 to Cloy Monroe and Fannie P. Johnson Ayres. He died Dec. 25, 1996 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA.
Duane served in World War II with the U.S. Army 87th Coast Artillery in the Panama Canal Zone and the 63rd Blood and Fire Division, 862nd Field Artillery Battalion in Germany and France. He was awarded one Service Stripe, four Overseas Service Bars, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with three Bronze Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal and WWII Victory Medal.
Source: ancestry.com
