George Aric Latta
MilitaryAssigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt in B-17 41-24527 'The Great Speckled Bird' 17-Aug-43; shot down by fighters, A/C crashed Waldeschaff. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 274
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059365 / O-665326
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Sky Wolf, Great Speckled Bird
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ada, OK | 7 January 1914 | Son of Geneva Mae [Cope] Latta. |
Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, OK | 11 March 1942 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 17 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
Other Baled out POW |
Waldeschaff, Germany | 17 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt in B-17 41-24527 'The Great Speckled Bird' 17-Aug-43; Baled out POW MACR 274 |
Died |
Ada, OK | 5 August 1995 | |
Buried |
Rosedale Cemetery Ada, Pontotoc County, OK | 8 August 1995 | Rosedale Cemetery Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma |
Based |
Bassingbourn | 17 August 1943 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 274 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database