Dads Naval History
| 7 / 1940 | Joined Navy. One month cruise on battleship USS New York, to qualify for V-7 (90 day wonder) officer training. |
| 8 / 1940 | Indefinite leave of absence from U of C, Berkley after 3 years of engineering study. |
| 12 / 1940 - 2 / 1941 | 3 months on training ship in Hudson river, NY. |
| 6 / 1941 | 1.5 years sweeping and picket duty based in San Francisco, CA, as ensign and boat commander. |
| U.S.S. Kildeer AMc-21 | |
| U.S.S. Chatterer AMc-16 | |
| 12 / 1942 | Naval Mine Warfare School, Yorktown VA. 13 months, 3 as student, 10 as instructor. |
| U.S.S. YP 384 | |
| 2 / 1943 | Married Janet Turpin, of Richmond, VA (then a Lt-jg) |
| 1 / 1944 | Mine Division 21. 1.5 years, Lieutenant |
| U.S.S. Nuthatch AM-60 - Swept at Normany, Cherbourg, south coast of France, Mediterranean, and Italy | |
| 7 / 1945 | Mustered out of Navy due to the end of WWII, as a Lt. Commander. |
| 1949 | 6 months as Commander 3rd Division Richmond Naval Reserve, at Mayo Island VA. Left due to job transfer to Detroit MI. |
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A beach somewhere in the War Zone. Lt. David Ayers is in the middle of the picture without a shirt.
Royal Palace in Naples in background - (left to right) Lt. David Ayers, Boson Rae Parrot, Boatswain Jack Peckham, Lt(jg) C. V. Sevich.
Note: Pictures are scans of, sometimes poor, original snapshots from family collection
Lt. David T Ayers Jr. and Janet R Turpin, newlyweds, in front of quarters at Yorktown Mine Warfare School.