Martin served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24J #42-110137, 23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Du Page County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-24J #42-110137 took off from Clark Field, Philippines on a bombing mission over the Alicante Airdrome, Negros Islands. After a successful bombing mission they were attacked by Japanese Zeros. Their #1 engine was hit and caught on fire and they crash into the sea during the war. 3 parachutes were seen coming from this B-24.
Martin was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-759305
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110137:
Elgee, Harry N ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Galbraith, Bradford R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kabisch, Donald J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IN
Klein, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Roth, Martin ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
The rest of the crew safely parachuted out of this B-24 and survived.
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Two other B-24's were also shot down on this mission:
B-24J #44-41174:
For more See:
Sanders, Howard M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
B-24J #44-41382:
For more See:
Lankford, Ralph H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Du Page County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-24J #42-110137 took off from Clark Field, Philippines on a bombing mission over the Alicante Airdrome, Negros Islands. After a successful bombing mission they were attacked by Japanese Zeros. Their #1 engine was hit and caught on fire and they crash into the sea during the war. 3 parachutes were seen coming from this B-24.
Martin was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-759305
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110137:
Elgee, Harry N ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Galbraith, Bradford R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kabisch, Donald J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IN
Klein, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Roth, Martin ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
The rest of the crew safely parachuted out of this B-24 and survived.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Two other B-24's were also shot down on this mission:
B-24J #44-41174:
For more See:
Sanders, Howard M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
B-24J #44-41382:
For more See:
Lankford, Ralph H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Martin served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24J #42-110137, 23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Du Page County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-24J #42-110137 took off from Clark Field, Philippines on a bombing mission over the Alicante Airdrome, Negros Islands. After a successful bombing mission they were attacked by Japanese Zeros. Their #1 engine was hit and caught on fire and they crash into the sea during the war. 3 parachutes were seen coming from this B-24.
Martin was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-759305
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110137:
Elgee, Harry N ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Galbraith, Bradford R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kabisch, Donald J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IN
Klein, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Roth, Martin ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
The rest of the crew safely parachuted out of this B-24 and survived.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Two other B-24's were also shot down on this mission:
B-24J #44-41174:
For more See:
Sanders, Howard M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
B-24J #44-41382:
For more See:
Lankford, Ralph H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Du Page County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-24J #42-110137 took off from Clark Field, Philippines on a bombing mission over the Alicante Airdrome, Negros Islands. After a successful bombing mission they were attacked by Japanese Zeros. Their #1 engine was hit and caught on fire and they crash into the sea during the war. 3 parachutes were seen coming from this B-24.
Martin was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-759305
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110137:
Elgee, Harry N ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Galbraith, Bradford R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kabisch, Donald J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IN
Klein, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Roth, Martin ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
The rest of the crew safely parachuted out of this B-24 and survived.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Two other B-24's were also shot down on this mission:
B-24J #44-41174:
For more See:
Sanders, Howard M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
B-24J #44-41382:
For more See:
Lankford, Ralph H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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