Jerry H Ayers

Military
media-22905.jpeg UPL 22905 Flight Leaders of the 38th Fighter Squadron, based at Nuthampstead, England, gather for an informal briefing by Major Milton Joel of Richmond, Virginia, just before a mission over enemy territory.
L to R: 1st Lt James Hancock [Sebring, Fla], 1st Lt Gerald Leinweber [Houston TX], 1st Lt Joseph Meyers [Canton OH], 1st Lt Jerry Ayers [Shelbeyville TN].

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A14144-79829AC.

Object Number - UPL 22905 - Flight Leaders of the 38th Fighter Squadron, based at Nuthampstead, England, gather for an informal briefing by Major Milton Joel of Richmond,...

Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Mountain Ayers
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Mountain Ayers
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bedford County, TN, USA 24 November 1918

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA 27 September 1941 Fort Oglethorpe Georgia USA.

Other

Crashed

Westfield Blvd, Pendleton, OR 97801, USA 30 January 1943 Landing Accident Pendleton Field, OR Cat 3 damage Lt Jerry H Ayers, 30-Jan-43. P-38E 41-1995 - 38FS 55FG

Died

Franklin, TN, USA 14 May 1992

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Assigned

Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster

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