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Military service
Service number:
J/17438
Age:
22
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
434 Sqdn.
Birth:
January 5, 1923
Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
January 28, 1941
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
March 11, 1945
Germany
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Joint grave 1. B. 9-10.
Additional information
Son of John and Maude (nee Coates) Latremouille, of Toronto, Ontario. Brother to Edward, Warren, Audrey and Lorraine.
Additional citations
1939 - 1945 Star, French and Germany Star, A/C Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille
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Photo of Joe Latremouille
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Grave Marker
In remembrance to F/O J.R. Latremouille R.C.A.F. killed in action in Lancaster KB834 of 434 squadron March 11/1945 during air operations over Essen Germany. Only surviving crew member F/O Henri Bernard Marceau R.C.A.F. - POW who courageously completed 47 missions through 2 tours of North Africa and Europe. <br> In Remembrance To The AirCrew Of Lancaster KB834 434 Squadron, <br> F/O T.D. Copeland, R.C.A.F.<br> F/O J. Latremouille, R.C.A.F.<br> F/LT R. Fern, R.C.A.F.<br> P/O W. Jones, R.A.F.<br> F/LT A.G. Rowe, R.C.A.F.<br> F/O G. Scott, R.C.A.F.<br> F/O H.B. Marceau, R.C.A.F. - POW <br> -
Grave markers
A row of Grave Markers marking the final resting place of the 6 men killed in action in Lancaster KB834 of 434 squadron on March 11/1945 during air operations over Essen Germany. -
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
The entrance to the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery -
Memorial
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille is commemorated on Canada's Bomber Command memorial at the Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum in Nanton, Alberta. -
Memorial
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille is commemorated on Canada's Bomber Command memorial at the Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum in Nanton, Alberta. -
Memorial
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille is commemorated on Canada's Bomber Command memorial at the Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum in Nanton, Alberta. -
Aircrew Photo
The Fern crew L to R: P/O William Jones (RAF), F/LT Albert George Rowe (background), F/O Thomas D Copeland, F/LT Raymond J Fern, F/O Joe Latremouille and F/O Ben Marceau. (absent - F/O Gibson Scott)<P> Photo courtesy of the Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum<P> Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. -
Letter
Official letter to Mr. Latremouille re burial. -
Temporary Grave Marker
photo of original wooden cross at Reichswald War Cemetery from RCAF records -
Grave Marker
photo of grave marker courtesy of Mitch Buiting -
Memorial
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joe Richard Latremouille
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 533 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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