The lieutenant who pilots the shuttlecraft Galileo on its ill-fated survey flight and becomes the first of the crew to die on Taurus II.
Lieutenant Latimer is the pilot of the shuttlecraft Galileo in the first-season Original Series episode The Galileo Seven, played by Rees Vaughn. He is one of seven Enterprise personnel sent under Spock's command to study the Murasaki 312 phenomenon.
The ionisation of the phenomenon throws the shuttle off course and Latimer loses control, bringing the craft down hard on the fog-bound planet Taurus II. Spock sends him out with Gaetano to look over the area while repairs are assessed.
The two men hear strange sounds in the mist and Latimer is struck in the back by an enormous spear thrown by one of the planet's giant inhabitants. His death sets off the first argument between Spock and the rest of the crew, who want time for a proper burial service.