Oscar Ayres
Personal Information
Birthplace: Herington, KS
Service Information
Branch of Service: Navy
Unit: 7th US Naval Construction Battalion
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Highest Rank: Shipfitter 3rd Class
Honored By: The Eisenhower Foundation and the Dickinson County Heritage Center & Museum
Biography
Oscar Ayres was born and grew up in the Herington, Kansas, area. He attended Herington High School and played football and basketball. He was an all-star basketball guard with Herington High School’s “Big 6” championship team in 1939.
Ayres World War II service was with the Navy, and he served seven months overseas in the West Pacific before coming back to the San Francisco naval base.
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