Married Joan Pushee (1920MA-1990VA) in 1942 in Weston, MA.
Excerpt from report of attack resulting in the death of TSgt Latady; from MAJ Jimmy Cotton FAG #48803557:
Last nite around 10:00 A.M. the squadron was delighted by the barrage of ack-ack put up not too far distant from the field which everyone thought to be Bastia, but later proved to be the Airfield occupied by the 57th Fighter Group. However, it was another story when at approximately 3:30 A.M. we were shaken out of our beds by the return of Jerry whose target this time was Alesan Airfield. The raid lasted about an hour and destroyed a great many planes on the ground and field installation. Line personnel hugged slit trenches while fragmentation and screaming demolition bombs were released. The 487th dispersal area was the least effected although several casualties were sustained. One explosion killed T/Sgt. Latady instantaneously, Sgt. Hawkins was severely injured when a frag landed in the same slit trench he was occupying and Sgt. Reynolds died several hours after being taken to the hospital.
Excerpt from report of attack resulting in the death of TSgt Latady; from MAJ Jimmy Cotton FAG #48803557:
Last nite around 10:00 A.M. the squadron was delighted by the barrage of ack-ack put up not too far distant from the field which everyone thought to be Bastia, but later proved to be the Airfield occupied by the 57th Fighter Group. However, it was another story when at approximately 3:30 A.M. we were shaken out of our beds by the return of Jerry whose target this time was Alesan Airfield. The raid lasted about an hour and destroyed a great many planes on the ground and field installation. Line personnel hugged slit trenches while fragmentation and screaming demolition bombs were released. The 487th dispersal area was the least effected although several casualties were sustained. One explosion killed T/Sgt. Latady instantaneously, Sgt. Hawkins was severely injured when a frag landed in the same slit trench he was occupying and Sgt. Reynolds died several hours after being taken to the hospital.
Married Joan Pushee (1920MA-1990VA) in 1942 in Weston, MA.
Excerpt from report of attack resulting in the death of TSgt Latady; from MAJ Jimmy Cotton FAG #48803557:
Last nite around 10:00 A.M. the squadron was delighted by the barrage of ack-ack put up not too far distant from the field which everyone thought to be Bastia, but later proved to be the Airfield occupied by the 57th Fighter Group. However, it was another story when at approximately 3:30 A.M. we were shaken out of our beds by the return of Jerry whose target this time was Alesan Airfield. The raid lasted about an hour and destroyed a great many planes on the ground and field installation. Line personnel hugged slit trenches while fragmentation and screaming demolition bombs were released. The 487th dispersal area was the least effected although several casualties were sustained. One explosion killed T/Sgt. Latady instantaneously, Sgt. Hawkins was severely injured when a frag landed in the same slit trench he was occupying and Sgt. Reynolds died several hours after being taken to the hospital.
Excerpt from report of attack resulting in the death of TSgt Latady; from MAJ Jimmy Cotton FAG #48803557:
Last nite around 10:00 A.M. the squadron was delighted by the barrage of ack-ack put up not too far distant from the field which everyone thought to be Bastia, but later proved to be the Airfield occupied by the 57th Fighter Group. However, it was another story when at approximately 3:30 A.M. we were shaken out of our beds by the return of Jerry whose target this time was Alesan Airfield. The raid lasted about an hour and destroyed a great many planes on the ground and field installation. Line personnel hugged slit trenches while fragmentation and screaming demolition bombs were released. The 487th dispersal area was the least effected although several casualties were sustained. One explosion killed T/Sgt. Latady instantaneously, Sgt. Hawkins was severely injured when a frag landed in the same slit trench he was occupying and Sgt. Reynolds died several hours after being taken to the hospital.
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Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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1930 United States Federal Census
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Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970
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