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Lester Ayres 1945 - 1985

Lester Ayres of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa was born on August 25, 1945, and died at age 40 years old in December 1985.
Lester Ayres
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 50315
August 25, 1945
December 1985
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Lester Ayres' History: 1945 - 1985

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  • 08/25
    1945

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    August 25, 1945
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  • 12/dd
    1985

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    December 1985
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    Lester Ayres lived 34 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 40.
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In 1945, in the year that Lester Ayres was born, on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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In 1957, Lester was just 12 years old when on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.
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