Osceola Emerson Ayler worked as a Carpenter for Martin F. Kelley in Newport, RI. He registered for the Military on June 5, 1917. B Earl Anthony was the Registrar in Portsmouth at the time.

List of name asking for exemption article from Newport Mercury (Newport, Rhode Island) · 10 Aug 1917  Osceola Ayler claimed exemption on the basis of being a Quaker but declared physically fit.