George Louis Latches

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-28136.jpeg UPL 28136 George L Latches
The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah) · Sun, Nov 11, 1945

Uploaded

Object Number - UPL 28136 - George L Latches The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah) · Sun, Nov 11, 1945

Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Stendahl in B-17 'Time A-Wastin' 42-102504; hit by flak, exploded mid-air near Stendahl Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 14295



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16119867 / O-828502
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Time's A-Wastin'" of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Times A-Wastin
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 18 January 1919 Son of Louis and Erine Latches.

Enlisted

Salt Lake City, UT 8 October 1942 Salt Lake City, Utah

Died

Stendal, Germany 8 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Stendahl in B-17 'Time A-Wastin' 42-102504; hit by flak, exploded mid-air near Stendahl KIA MACR 14295

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Bassingbourn 8 April 1945 Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot C Row 35 Grave 19

Revisions

Date
Contributortimesawastin
Changes
Sources

Gary Hall

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14295 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

George Louis Latches: Gallery (2 items)