Henry L Ayres Jr
Military
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UPL 18914
1st Lt Henry L 'Hank' Ayres Jr 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF
Shot down by fighters on 28 Jul 43 in P-47 41-6238 near Gouda, Holland. Ayres was injured and taken to hospital. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Indianapolis, IN, USA | 19 January 1920 | |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 9 October 1942 - 28 July 1943 | Transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Shot down |
Gouda, Netherlands | 28 July 1943 | Shot down by fighters on 28-Jul-43 in P-47 41-6238 near Gouda, Holland. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW). |
Stalag Luft III Żagań, Poland | 28 July 1943 | |
Died |
San Diego, CA, USA | 24 December 1971 | |
Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
Other Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 9 October 1942 | Assigned to 133 Sqn RAF. |
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR, Losses of the 8th & 9th AF Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 203