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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

LaVon E. Ayres

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Smith Center, Kansas

Honored By

Mr. & Mrs. Kelley & Lynda Ayres

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Activity During WWII

Inducted on April 15, 1942. Served with the 345th Field Artillery Battalion. Participated in all five major battles in Europe. Lead the battalion that fired the first shots of the war into Czechoslovakia. Rose to the rank of First Sergeant and was honorably discharged on November 18, 1945.