Jonas A Latwaitis
Military
485th BG - 15th AF
Standing Left to Right: Ed Wals (NG), Otis Vinson (FE), Jack Marahi (RO), Paul Combs, TG, Simon Ventimiglia (BTG), Edgar Pierce (TTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Marion Shelor (B), Jonas Latwaitis (P), Elmer Kohler (CP), Morris Burney (P)
Sitting: unidentified ground crew man
This crew were shot down on 9 June 1944. Only Shelor, Burney and Vinson survived
Object Number - UPL 37243 - John Latwaitis Crew 485th BG - 15th AF Standing Left to Right: Ed Wals (NG), Otis Vinson (FE), Jack Marahi (RO), Paul Combs, TG, Simon...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 829th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699126
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigtor
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, New York, USA | 15 October 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
New York, New York, USA | 29 October 1942 | |
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Died |
Thal, Austria | 9 June 1944 | His a/c was shot down while on a mission to bomb Munich, Germany |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France |