Cliff G Latta
MilitaryHe flew on Andrew Kata crew. Reported to the ETO on 27 Apr 1944.
Shot down by flak and crashed near Caen on 8/8/44 in B-17 #42-102669 RTD.
AM OLC, DFC,
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Damyankee
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
E St Louis, Illinois | ||
Other Returned (RTD) |
France | 8 August 1944 |
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Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 8434, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, First Over Germany pg. 266, Combat Crews pg. 55 & 57, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8434 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…