Sergeant Latham W. Neal

World War II

United States Army Air Forces

Sgt. Latham W. Neal was killed on July 21, 1944, when his plane was shot down over the Netherlands. Sgt. Neal served with the 332nd Bomber Squadron, 94th Heavy Bomb Group. Sgt. Neal was the son of Mr. Frank Neal of Nauvoo. For his service Sgt. Neal was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. A photo of Sgt. Neal's grave can be found at this site: http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/american-war-cemetery-margraten-n/50045-neal-latham-w.

For more information on the crash that killed Sgt. Neal see this site: http://lostaircraft.com/database.php?lang=de&mode=viewentry&e=22492#.

Fields of Honor Database

1944

Tuscaloosa Public Library

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Walker County (AL)