Latto family

Harry L. Latto was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 24, 1887, the son of Henry I. and Sarah S. Latto. His aunt, Jessie M. Latto, also lived with the family, who moved from Brooklyn to Hopewell, New Jersey, around 1914. On July 12, 1917, Latto enlisted in the United States Army; he served with the Headquarters Company of the 47th New York Infantry Regiment and with the Headquarters Company of the 53rd Pioneer Infantry Regiment at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, for much of 1917 and 1918. Latto arrived in France in August 1918, and attended officers' training school in October and November. In December 1918, he was transferred to Brest, France, where he served at Base Section #5 with the Army Transport Service and Troop Movement Office. He returned home after May 1919, and lived in Hopewell, New Jersey, with his wife, Ethel Updike, whom he married after 1920. Harry L. Latto died on May 14, 1944.

From the guide to the Harry Latto letters, Latto, Harry letters, 1917-1919, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)