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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Richard Butcher Ayers

Hometown

Fredonia, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLIGHT SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 20 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 22 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS LTD. WELLINGTON MK 1C (X9696) WAS LOST DURING A BOMBING RAID TO HAMBURG, GERMANY ON JULY 28, 1942. BURIED AT KIEL WAR CEMETERY, KIEL, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, GERMANY.