Lewis Latas
Military
Object Number - UPL 32563 - "2nd Lt L Latas, navigator of the 490th Bomb Group, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an 8th AF base in England."
Member of Whithrow crew. Assigned to 848BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x missions.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (4 Battle stars).
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pineville, MN 55705, USA | 13 October 1918 | Son of Raty and Mary [Chantala] Latas. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 29 June 1942 | |
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Died |
New Kensington, PA 15068, USA | 8 May 2013 | |
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Buried |
3330 Leechburg Rd, Lower Burrell, PA 15068, USA | Saint Marys Cemetery Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, PA | |
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Based |
Eye | Assigned to 848BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
