World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George D. Ayling
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Central Islip, New York
Honored By
Michael McTiernan
he was called into the service on May 12, 1942. Upon being assigned to the Air Corps., he took training at Miami, Florida; Lake Charles, Louisiana; Victoria, Texas; Lincoln, Nebraska, and other Fields. At Lake Charles, he was made Corporal and on July 16, 1943, was graduated from the Army Airplane Mechanics School at Lincoln, qualifying as instrument man for B-24 Bombers. He went overseas with the 788th Bombing Squadron and served in England and Italy. In Italy he was with the 859th Bombing Squadron. Awarded six Stars and a Squadron presidential Citation. he returned to the U.S. from Naples on September 27, 1945 and was honorably discharged from the Army at Fort Dix, New Jersey on October 2, 1945.