World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Ayres
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hollywood, California
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
LIEUTENANT. PILOT ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 782ND SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1944 ON A COMBAT MISSION TO AN OIL REFINERY IN OSWIECEM, POLAND. HE BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT AND LANDED BEHIND RUSSIAN LINES.