Thomas C. Latimore

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Thomas Calloway Latimore († likely in Oahu , Territory of Hawaii , pronounced dead July 19, 1942 ) was an American naval officer. In 1934 he was governor of American Samoa for seven days . His disappearance in the summer of 1941 has not yet been clarified.

Career

In 1917, Thomas Latimore was promoted from Ensign to Lieutenant in the United States Navy . This suggests that you had previously studied at a naval academy. Between April 10 and April 17, 1934, he was acting military governor of American Samoa. He then worked briefly for Naval Intelligence in Washington, DC

In 1941 he was appointed captain of the destroyer supply ship USS Dobbin . The ship was stationed in Pearl Harbor . Latimore enjoyed hiking in the mountains around Pearl Harbor in his spare time. One day in April 1941, he returned from such a hike with an arm injury and said he was injured in a fall. He was wearing a bandage and after a while the incident was forgotten. He was last seen in July 1941 as he was setting out on another hike from which he never came back. When his disappearance was noticed, a major search was launched, which was unsuccessful. To this day, no trace has been found of its whereabouts. This incident dominated the headlines in Hawaii until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After that, there was speculation that Latimore's disappearance could be related to the Japanese attack. These were aimed in the direction that he might have observed Japanese spies scouting the area during his hike and had been eliminated by them. However, nothing can be proven. On July 19, 1942, Thomas Latimore was officially declared dead.

See also

List of people who have disappeared without a trace

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personal data
SURNAME Latimore, Thomas C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Latimore, Thomas Calloway (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American naval officer
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century or 20th century
DATE OF DEATH 1941
Place of death Oahu , Hawaii