Henry L Ayres Jr

Military
media-18914.jpeg UPL 18914 1st Lt Henry L 'Hank' Ayres Jr 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Object Number - 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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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.

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Assigned

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 9 October 1942 Assigned to 133 Sqn RAF.

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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ContributorAAM
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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

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