Martin John Glynn, Jr. was born 17 May 1925 to Stella May (Kepple) Glynn and Martin John Glynn, Sr. at St Paul, Minnesota. Martin, Sr. was employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company but soon thereafter started his own trucking company as sole proprietor.
Martin John Glynn, Jr. was enlisted into the Army three months past his 18th birthday on 20 August 1943 entering service at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Army Serial Number 37575777. After basic training and evaluation Martin was selected for service in the Army Air Forces. After specialized training at Flexible gunnery school Martin graduated with the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 611 Aerial Gunner)) later attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. His next phase of training would be combat crew training where he was assigned to the crew of 1st Lt Clarence M Keen, Jr., as a ball turret gunner in a B-17 flying fortress.
Martin and his crew were assigned to the 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, operating from Sterparone Army Air Field, Italy. Martin first combat mission was flown on 11 December 1944 with the target being Moosbierbaum oil refinery at, Vienna, Austria. Martin was on his 22nd mission when killed on 20 April 1945. This mission was to the railroad marshalling yards at Fortezza, Italy a key rail target in the Brenner Pass of the Alps between Italy and Austria. On this mission the crew was as follows:
1st Lt Clarence M Keen, Jr., (P), ASN: O-826899, POW/RTD, (Ontario, Canada)
2nd Lt James “Jim” C Kirkland, (CP), ASN: O-2039258, POW/RTD, (Oklahoma)
1st Lt Samuel Mackey, Jr., (N), ASN: O-718369, POW/RTD, (Michigan),
1st Lt Raymond J Kosinski, (B), ASN: O-722498, POW/RTD, (Pennsylvania)
T/Sgt William T Moore, (ETTG), ASN: 38389351, POW/RTD, (Louisiana)
T/Sgt Edward E Hajjar, (RO), ASN: 11116866, POW/RTD, (Massachusetts)
S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson, (LWG), ASN: 35225754, POW/DOW/KIA, (Ohio)
S/Sgt Ira J Dobbie, ASN: (RWG), ASN: 33743333, POW/RTD, (Washington D.C.)
S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, (BTG), ASN: 37575777, KIA, (Minnesota)
S/Sgt William E Zimpfer, (TG), ASN: 33835701, POW/RTD, (Pennsylvania)
About 45 minute before reaching the target their aircraft B-17G-70-DL-44-6877 began experiencing engine mechanical problems and the pilot Lt Keen could not keep up with the group formation. These problems were reported to the group command plane, and then Lt Keen aborted the mission turned and headed for home base in Italy. Unfortunately the engine problems only worsened as they were now headed eastbound away from the target when all engines started to fail as they approached the small village of Maris Eland, Austria.
Here Lt Keen offered the crew an option to bailout or stay with the ship for a crash landing, to a man they all elected to stay with the ship. As later reported by the navigator 1st Lt Samuel Mackey, Jr just before landing all four engines had failed resulting in a less than controlled crash landing, crashing through a line of trees landing/crashing in a field near St. Oswald, Austria where the plane broke in half just aft of the radio room where much of the crew was located in the recommended ditching location of the ship. The crash site coordinates are 46.533983, 14.113275
Those crew members in the radio room where all injured but Martin was nowhere to be found after the crash landing. Also S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson, the right waist gunner was severely wounded and would die within two hours of the landing. Later the Germans found Martin crushed under the wreckage of the plane. Both S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson and S/Sgt Martin John Glynn were initially interred at the cemetery of St. Jakob Catholic Church, Maria Eland, Austria; cemetery coordinates are 46.528794, 14.082931
All other crew members became POWs with the wounded sent to hospital in Velden, Austria with all liberated on VE-Day 8 May 1945 starting their journey home to the United States. This would take a little longer for S/Sgt Glynn and Charles.
S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, Jr. service awards are as follows but not limited to: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
The remains of S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, Jr., at the request of his family were recovered from Austria and returned to the United States for burial 2 September 1948 in the family plot at Calvary Cemetery.
Martin John Glynn, Jr. was enlisted into the Army three months past his 18th birthday on 20 August 1943 entering service at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Army Serial Number 37575777. After basic training and evaluation Martin was selected for service in the Army Air Forces. After specialized training at Flexible gunnery school Martin graduated with the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 611 Aerial Gunner)) later attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. His next phase of training would be combat crew training where he was assigned to the crew of 1st Lt Clarence M Keen, Jr., as a ball turret gunner in a B-17 flying fortress.
Martin and his crew were assigned to the 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, operating from Sterparone Army Air Field, Italy. Martin first combat mission was flown on 11 December 1944 with the target being Moosbierbaum oil refinery at, Vienna, Austria. Martin was on his 22nd mission when killed on 20 April 1945. This mission was to the railroad marshalling yards at Fortezza, Italy a key rail target in the Brenner Pass of the Alps between Italy and Austria. On this mission the crew was as follows:
1st Lt Clarence M Keen, Jr., (P), ASN: O-826899, POW/RTD, (Ontario, Canada)
2nd Lt James “Jim” C Kirkland, (CP), ASN: O-2039258, POW/RTD, (Oklahoma)
1st Lt Samuel Mackey, Jr., (N), ASN: O-718369, POW/RTD, (Michigan),
1st Lt Raymond J Kosinski, (B), ASN: O-722498, POW/RTD, (Pennsylvania)
T/Sgt William T Moore, (ETTG), ASN: 38389351, POW/RTD, (Louisiana)
T/Sgt Edward E Hajjar, (RO), ASN: 11116866, POW/RTD, (Massachusetts)
S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson, (LWG), ASN: 35225754, POW/DOW/KIA, (Ohio)
S/Sgt Ira J Dobbie, ASN: (RWG), ASN: 33743333, POW/RTD, (Washington D.C.)
S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, (BTG), ASN: 37575777, KIA, (Minnesota)
S/Sgt William E Zimpfer, (TG), ASN: 33835701, POW/RTD, (Pennsylvania)
About 45 minute before reaching the target their aircraft B-17G-70-DL-44-6877 began experiencing engine mechanical problems and the pilot Lt Keen could not keep up with the group formation. These problems were reported to the group command plane, and then Lt Keen aborted the mission turned and headed for home base in Italy. Unfortunately the engine problems only worsened as they were now headed eastbound away from the target when all engines started to fail as they approached the small village of Maris Eland, Austria.
Here Lt Keen offered the crew an option to bailout or stay with the ship for a crash landing, to a man they all elected to stay with the ship. As later reported by the navigator 1st Lt Samuel Mackey, Jr just before landing all four engines had failed resulting in a less than controlled crash landing, crashing through a line of trees landing/crashing in a field near St. Oswald, Austria where the plane broke in half just aft of the radio room where much of the crew was located in the recommended ditching location of the ship. The crash site coordinates are 46.533983, 14.113275
Those crew members in the radio room where all injured but Martin was nowhere to be found after the crash landing. Also S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson, the right waist gunner was severely wounded and would die within two hours of the landing. Later the Germans found Martin crushed under the wreckage of the plane. Both S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson and S/Sgt Martin John Glynn were initially interred at the cemetery of St. Jakob Catholic Church, Maria Eland, Austria; cemetery coordinates are 46.528794, 14.082931
All other crew members became POWs with the wounded sent to hospital in Velden, Austria with all liberated on VE-Day 8 May 1945 starting their journey home to the United States. This would take a little longer for S/Sgt Glynn and Charles.
S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, Jr. service awards are as follows but not limited to: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
The remains of S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, Jr., at the request of his family were recovered from Austria and returned to the United States for burial 2 September 1948 in the family plot at Calvary Cemetery.
Martin John Glynn, Jr. was born 17 May 1925 to Stella May (Kepple) Glynn and Martin John Glynn, Sr. at St Paul, Minnesota. Martin, Sr. was employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company but soon thereafter started his own trucking company as sole proprietor.
Martin John Glynn, Jr. was enlisted into the Army three months past his 18th birthday on 20 August 1943 entering service at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Army Serial Number 37575777. After basic training and evaluation Martin was selected for service in the Army Air Forces. After specialized training at Flexible gunnery school Martin graduated with the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 611 Aerial Gunner)) later attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. His next phase of training would be combat crew training where he was assigned to the crew of 1st Lt Clarence M Keen, Jr., as a ball turret gunner in a B-17 flying fortress.
Martin and his crew were assigned to the 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, operating from Sterparone Army Air Field, Italy. Martin first combat mission was flown on 11 December 1944 with the target being Moosbierbaum oil refinery at, Vienna, Austria. Martin was on his 22nd mission when killed on 20 April 1945. This mission was to the railroad marshalling yards at Fortezza, Italy a key rail target in the Brenner Pass of the Alps between Italy and Austria. On this mission the crew was as follows:
1st Lt Clarence M Keen, Jr., (P), ASN: O-826899, POW/RTD, (Ontario, Canada)
2nd Lt James “Jim” C Kirkland, (CP), ASN: O-2039258, POW/RTD, (Oklahoma)
1st Lt Samuel Mackey, Jr., (N), ASN: O-718369, POW/RTD, (Michigan),
1st Lt Raymond J Kosinski, (B), ASN: O-722498, POW/RTD, (Pennsylvania)
T/Sgt William T Moore, (ETTG), ASN: 38389351, POW/RTD, (Louisiana)
T/Sgt Edward E Hajjar, (RO), ASN: 11116866, POW/RTD, (Massachusetts)
S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson, (LWG), ASN: 35225754, POW/DOW/KIA, (Ohio)
S/Sgt Ira J Dobbie, ASN: (RWG), ASN: 33743333, POW/RTD, (Washington D.C.)
S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, (BTG), ASN: 37575777, KIA, (Minnesota)
S/Sgt William E Zimpfer, (TG), ASN: 33835701, POW/RTD, (Pennsylvania)
About 45 minute before reaching the target their aircraft B-17G-70-DL-44-6877 began experiencing engine mechanical problems and the pilot Lt Keen could not keep up with the group formation. These problems were reported to the group command plane, and then Lt Keen aborted the mission turned and headed for home base in Italy. Unfortunately the engine problems only worsened as they were now headed eastbound away from the target when all engines started to fail as they approached the small village of Maris Eland, Austria.
Here Lt Keen offered the crew an option to bailout or stay with the ship for a crash landing, to a man they all elected to stay with the ship. As later reported by the navigator 1st Lt Samuel Mackey, Jr just before landing all four engines had failed resulting in a less than controlled crash landing, crashing through a line of trees landing/crashing in a field near St. Oswald, Austria where the plane broke in half just aft of the radio room where much of the crew was located in the recommended ditching location of the ship. The crash site coordinates are 46.533983, 14.113275
Those crew members in the radio room where all injured but Martin was nowhere to be found after the crash landing. Also S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson, the right waist gunner was severely wounded and would die within two hours of the landing. Later the Germans found Martin crushed under the wreckage of the plane. Both S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson and S/Sgt Martin John Glynn were initially interred at the cemetery of St. Jakob Catholic Church, Maria Eland, Austria; cemetery coordinates are 46.528794, 14.082931
All other crew members became POWs with the wounded sent to hospital in Velden, Austria with all liberated on VE-Day 8 May 1945 starting their journey home to the United States. This would take a little longer for S/Sgt Glynn and Charles.
S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, Jr. service awards are as follows but not limited to: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
The remains of S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, Jr., at the request of his family were recovered from Austria and returned to the United States for burial 2 September 1948 in the family plot at Calvary Cemetery.
Martin John Glynn, Jr. was enlisted into the Army three months past his 18th birthday on 20 August 1943 entering service at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Army Serial Number 37575777. After basic training and evaluation Martin was selected for service in the Army Air Forces. After specialized training at Flexible gunnery school Martin graduated with the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 611 Aerial Gunner)) later attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. His next phase of training would be combat crew training where he was assigned to the crew of 1st Lt Clarence M Keen, Jr., as a ball turret gunner in a B-17 flying fortress.
Martin and his crew were assigned to the 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, operating from Sterparone Army Air Field, Italy. Martin first combat mission was flown on 11 December 1944 with the target being Moosbierbaum oil refinery at, Vienna, Austria. Martin was on his 22nd mission when killed on 20 April 1945. This mission was to the railroad marshalling yards at Fortezza, Italy a key rail target in the Brenner Pass of the Alps between Italy and Austria. On this mission the crew was as follows:
1st Lt Clarence M Keen, Jr., (P), ASN: O-826899, POW/RTD, (Ontario, Canada)
2nd Lt James “Jim” C Kirkland, (CP), ASN: O-2039258, POW/RTD, (Oklahoma)
1st Lt Samuel Mackey, Jr., (N), ASN: O-718369, POW/RTD, (Michigan),
1st Lt Raymond J Kosinski, (B), ASN: O-722498, POW/RTD, (Pennsylvania)
T/Sgt William T Moore, (ETTG), ASN: 38389351, POW/RTD, (Louisiana)
T/Sgt Edward E Hajjar, (RO), ASN: 11116866, POW/RTD, (Massachusetts)
S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson, (LWG), ASN: 35225754, POW/DOW/KIA, (Ohio)
S/Sgt Ira J Dobbie, ASN: (RWG), ASN: 33743333, POW/RTD, (Washington D.C.)
S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, (BTG), ASN: 37575777, KIA, (Minnesota)
S/Sgt William E Zimpfer, (TG), ASN: 33835701, POW/RTD, (Pennsylvania)
About 45 minute before reaching the target their aircraft B-17G-70-DL-44-6877 began experiencing engine mechanical problems and the pilot Lt Keen could not keep up with the group formation. These problems were reported to the group command plane, and then Lt Keen aborted the mission turned and headed for home base in Italy. Unfortunately the engine problems only worsened as they were now headed eastbound away from the target when all engines started to fail as they approached the small village of Maris Eland, Austria.
Here Lt Keen offered the crew an option to bailout or stay with the ship for a crash landing, to a man they all elected to stay with the ship. As later reported by the navigator 1st Lt Samuel Mackey, Jr just before landing all four engines had failed resulting in a less than controlled crash landing, crashing through a line of trees landing/crashing in a field near St. Oswald, Austria where the plane broke in half just aft of the radio room where much of the crew was located in the recommended ditching location of the ship. The crash site coordinates are 46.533983, 14.113275
Those crew members in the radio room where all injured but Martin was nowhere to be found after the crash landing. Also S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson, the right waist gunner was severely wounded and would die within two hours of the landing. Later the Germans found Martin crushed under the wreckage of the plane. Both S/Sgt. Charles H Wilson and S/Sgt Martin John Glynn were initially interred at the cemetery of St. Jakob Catholic Church, Maria Eland, Austria; cemetery coordinates are 46.528794, 14.082931
All other crew members became POWs with the wounded sent to hospital in Velden, Austria with all liberated on VE-Day 8 May 1945 starting their journey home to the United States. This would take a little longer for S/Sgt Glynn and Charles.
S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, Jr. service awards are as follows but not limited to: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
The remains of S/Sgt Martin John Glynn, Jr., at the request of his family were recovered from Austria and returned to the United States for burial 2 September 1948 in the family plot at Calvary Cemetery.
Inscription
MARTIN JOHN
Minnesota
Staff Sgt 483 AAF Bomber GP
World War II
May 17, 1925 - April 20, 1945
