John G Latiloais

Military

Sgt John Latiloais was engineer on board of B26 #41-17961 on a local training flight 27 December 1943, when, due to mechanical failure, it crash-landed at RAF Toome, in Northern Ireland. The five crewmen returned safely but the aircraft was totally destroyed.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center)
  • Service Numbers: 34336934
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center 322nd Bomb Group 452nd Bomb Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center)
  • Service Numbers: 18038921 at enlistment, then O-728069
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Instructor (Pilot)
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center)
  • Service Numbers: 19094562 at the time of enlistment, later O-737420
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center 386th Bomb Group 554th Bomb Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center)
  • Service Numbers: 14150971
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center)

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Louisiana, United States 25 May 1922

Enlisted

26 August 1942

Other

Involved in training accident

Toome, Antrim, Northern Ireland 27 December 1973 on board B-26 Marauder Serial 41-17961. He and the four other men on board were safe and returned to duty.

Died

Louisiana, United States 4 March 2002

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Corrected last name > Latiloais instead of Latiloasis...

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 442