Lyle B Latimer

Military
media-32318.jpeg UPL 32318 Lyle B. Latimer, Tail Gunner, 44th Bomb Group . Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 32318 - Lyle B. Latimer, Tail Gunner, 44th Bomb Group .

Lyle was a public school principal when joined the Air Corps in June 1942, training in Colorado and Texas. In April 1944 he was deployed to the ETO and was assigned to the 44th BG at Shipham where he flew on 31 combat missions. He afterwards returned to teaching and schools administration.

Awards; DFC, Air Medal with 4 clusters

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Events

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Farragut, IA 51639, USA

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Iowans of the Mighty Eighth

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"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 326 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition, D790.A2S45

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