Soldier Details
Division:
Navy
,
7th Fleet
Highest Rank:
Seaman 2nd ClassTheater of Operation:
Other
Served:
Mar 5, 1945
Honored By:
The Eisenhower Foundation and the Dickinson County Heritage Center & Museum
Prisoner of War
Killed In Action
Biography
Wayne Ayre was born near Talmage, KS in 1920 to Mr. and Mrs. R C Ayre. He was married and had 2 children when he entered the Navy on 3/05/1945 and was living in Abilene, KS. Ayre did his naval training at Davisville, RI.