James Henry Ayres

Vietnam War
Unit34th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankLieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromPampa Texas
Date of DeathJanuary 3 1971
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
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Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Ayres was a member of the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Korat Air Base, Thailand. On January 3, 1971, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4E) on a mission about 8 miles southeast of Ban Muong Sen, Savannakhet Province, Laos. His aircraft crashed and exploded. His remains were recovered on December 11, 2001 and identified on June 11, 2007. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.