PRIVATE JOHN G.K. AYERS

U.S. ARMY

DIVISION: 8th Missouri Infantry

COMPANY: H

DATE OF BIRTH: 30 OCT 1837

PLACE OF BIRTH: Washtenaw County Michigan

DATE OF DEATH: 30 JUL 1913

PLACE OF DEATH: Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan

BURIAL: Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers Michigan

NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during the U.S. Civil War at Vicksburg Mississippi on 22 May 1863.

MOH ISSUE DATE: 31 AUG 1895