William Norwood Latta Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-18301.jpeg UPL 18301 The Harold Eye crew of the 339th Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, assigned to B-17G 42-102482; shot down enroute to Berlin/Brunswick on 08 May 1944

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Object Number - UPL 18301 - The Harold Eye crew of the 339th Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, assigned to B-17G 42-102482; shot down enroute to Berlin/Brunswick on 08 May 1944

Assigned to 339BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Berlin in B-17 42-102482. Shot down, crashed west of Wolfenbuettal, Germany. 8-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4575



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19100019 / O-758285
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17128496
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17063808 / O-748387
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Durham, NC, USA 23 October 1915 Son of William Norwood Snr and Martitia Elizabeth [Dossett] Latta.

Enlisted

Camden, NJ, USA 23 September 1942

Died

Wolfenbüttel, Germany 8 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Berlin in B-17 42-102482. Shot down, crashed west of Wolfenbuettal, Germany. 8-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4575

Buried

Re-Interred Ardennes cemetery

Based

Snetterton Heath 8 May 1944 Assigned to 339BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF.
Trenton, NJ, USA

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added connections to fellow crew members
added connection to Ardennes American Cemetery

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son of crewmember

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4575 / MACR 4575; Snetterton Falcons, pg 134 & 146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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