| NAME: Gerald T. Ayres |
NICKNAME: — |
SERVICE NUMBER: 559086 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Owen, KY |
NEXT OF KIN: Parents, Arline & Allie Ayres |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 9/6/1926 |
SERVICE DATES: 10/17/1944 – 11/5/1946 |
DATE OF DEATH: 9/12/1976 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| None Served | A/1/24 | 745 | Private | ||||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: — |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Corporal |
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Gerald Ayres was born in Kentucky in 1926, and grew up on the family farm in Owen. He was eighteen years old when he joined the Marine Corps; after completing his training in the summer of 1945, Private Ayres was transferred to the 24th Marine Regiment, and became a rifleman with Company A. He trained with them for the invasion of Japan, but the war ended before he had a chance to see combat.
Ayres spent the rest of his enlistment with the 9th MP Battalion in San Diego, California. He was discharged as a corporal.
The former NCO died in his hometown at the age of 49, and is buried in Owenton IOOF Cemetery.