George Aric Latta

Military

Assigned 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

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

William S Munger

  • 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

41-24527

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Sky Wolf, Great Speckled Bird
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • 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

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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.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

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