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SA Jose Luis Martinez Jr.

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SA Jose Luis Martinez Jr. Veteran

Birth
San Juan, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
Death
19 Apr 1989 (aged 21)
At Sea
Burial
Hidalgo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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SA Jose Luis Martinez, Jr, was one of 47 sailors killed when 550 pounds of gunpowder exploded inside the No. 2, 16-inch gun turret on the battleship USS Iowa off Puerto Rico.

USS Iowa Memorial
SA Jose Luis Martinez, Jr, was one of 47 sailors killed when 550 pounds of gunpowder exploded inside the No. 2, 16-inch gun turret on the battleship USS Iowa off Puerto Rico.

USS Iowa Memorial

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USS IOWA


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  • Maintained by: Joni
  • Originally Created by: svh77
  • Added: Jul 8, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39204782/jose_luis-martinez: accessed ), memorial page for SA Jose Luis Martinez Jr. (4 Nov 1967–19 Apr 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39204782, citing Hidalgo Cemetery, Hidalgo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Joni (contributor 47050877).