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Personal info

Full name
LATHAM, Donald Gilbert "Bub"
Date of birth
13 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
East Greenville, Stark County, Ohio
Hometown
Stark County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35388630
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 October 1944
Place of death
Marieulles, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 32 27

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Latham (father)
Mayme C. (Messerle) Latham (mother)
Frank J. Latham Jr. (brother)
Myron R. Latham (brother)
Daisy Latham (sister)
Louella Latham (sister)
Arlie L. Latham (brother)
Harold Latham (brother)
Roy Latham (brother)

More information

Pfc Donald G. Latham enlisted on 7 August 1942 and was sent overseas in September 1944.

His brother Harold also served in France and the two brothers had the occasion to meet on 2 September 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Davis Jr. Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Independent
Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Independent