Born: October 18, 1921
Lieutenant, United States Navy Service# 0-290500 FIGHTER SQUADRON EIGHT SEVENTY-ONE (VF-871)
USS PRINCETON (CV-37)
Essex-class aircraft carrier, commissioned November 18, 1945 Home or Place of Enlistment: Boise, Idaho
Date of Loss: July 18, 1951 Location or Battle Zone: North Korea Town or Area: Northeast Kumhwa |
Lt. Martin was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 871 aboard the carrier USS PRINCETON (CV-37). On July 18, 1951, during a during a napalm run against enemy forces his aircraft failed to pull-up in time, crashed below the crest of a ridge and burned. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on May 21, 1954. His remains were not recovered.
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