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Thomas
Dudley
Ayers
January 30, 1928

–

December 4, 2009

Born:

Birmingham

, 

Alabama

Home:

Birmingham

, 

Alabama

Buried: 

Columbia

, 

South Carolina

Cemetery:

Northeast Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Thomas Ayers graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1952. He retired in 1987 as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1984 – 1987
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Thomas Dudley Ayers, United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Deputy Commander in Chief, U. S. Army, Europe, from 1984 to 1987.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    39th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    9th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Vietnam War
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Thomas Dudley Ayers, United States Army, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a Battalion Commander, 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, and with Headquarters, II Field Force, Vietnam, from 1968 to 1969.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    39th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    9th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Vietnam War
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Thomas Dudley Ayers, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for as a Battalion Commander, 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, and with Headquarters, II Field Force, Vietnam, from 1968 to 1969.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    39th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    9th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1969
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Thomas Dudley Ayers, United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Lieutenant Colonel Ayers distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as Commanding Officer of the 3d Infantry Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in 1968 and 1969. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Ayers, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.