Jerry H Ayers
Military
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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.
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.
Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |
Revisions
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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