George S. Ayres was born in 1903 in Oklahoma. He enlisted in the Army and served in the Infantry National Guard, December 23, 1940. In March of 1945, Ayres at the age of 42 was admitted into the US WWII Hospital for Injury Type 2 listed as a Internal derangement of the knee. He was discharged in June of 1945 because of his knee injury and was admitted into an invalided home to rehabilitate. Courtesy fold3.com