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Personal info

Full name
LATHAM, J G "Elwood"
Date of birth
20 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Christian County, Kentucky
Hometown
Hopkins County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35710214
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 August 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 36 46

Immediate family

Members
Ezra G. Latham (father)
Gladys (Phipps) Latham (mother)
William Latham (brother)
John Latham (brother)
Owen D. Latham (brother)
Marge Latham (sister)
Bertha Latham (sister)
Nevelyn (Blanchard) Latham (wife)
Linda Latham (daughter)
J. G. Latham (son)

More information

Pvt J. G. Latham was a chauffeur.

He enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 24 September 1943.

He was married to Nevelyn Blanchard and they got a son on 31 March 1944.

Source of information: FOHF, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – WWII Enlistment Record / Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999 / 1930 Census / 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andyn S G Michael, Harry Franssen