Loyal D. Latimer

Korean War
Service #AF1933123
RankMaster Sergeant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathJanuary 8 1953
National Defense Service Medal
Master Sergeant Latimer was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Master Sergeant Latimer was the engineer of a B-50D bomber with the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing stationed at Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia. On January 8, 1953, the B-50D was on a training flight with eight other aircraft when it collided with another near the Isle of Hope, Georgia and crashed killing all nine on board.