John A Latchford Jr

Military

Shot down 8 November 1942 in B-17 41-24472 while serving as Bombardier. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 1.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24472

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 8 November 1942 - 12 May 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-May-45.

Died

5 November 1975

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 22-Nov-2014 Aircraft connection per MACT 16133. Added POW event per National Archives records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 29-Oct-2014. Mission connection.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 29-Oct-2014. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor,  Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs  Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 44 , MACR 16133, First Over Germany pg. 41 & 67