Mart was married in July 1939 to Evelyn France Livengood. She lived in Salisbury, PA. Mart's parents were Edward J. and Rose Yahner McTigue. They lived in Leechburg, PA.
Mart was one of the 1st Air Commando Force in WWII, and he flew a glider into Burma, March 5, 1944. They flew from India, from Lalaghat, Asam. They crash landed because tow rope from the Dakota plane didn't hold. Only 1 person died, a chaplain, W. A. Patterson, who was sitting next to pilot; he didn't have seatbelt on. This was part of a British/American force, glider was a 19B. Part of this group did return to British lines, after walking through jungle 150 miles. After walking 100 miles, Mart was captured in Japanese ambush and was shot. He was only 50 miles from rejoining his group at this time. He was declared dead in 4/1/1946 by Ad Gen.
British men involved: Arthur House, Jack Lindo, Hugh McGee, and Mr. House and Mr. Lindo provided a great deal of information about Mart's fate in Burma. Sylvester Maust of Salisbury initiated contact with the 1st Air Commandos to try to find out what had happened to Mart. Through the WW II reunions, much was learned.
Mart's serial # T-60765, his home address was Box 343 RD#2, Leechburg, PA.
Trying to find more: Barbara Deal, [email protected]
more info on site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56768268
Mart was one of the 1st Air Commando Force in WWII, and he flew a glider into Burma, March 5, 1944. They flew from India, from Lalaghat, Asam. They crash landed because tow rope from the Dakota plane didn't hold. Only 1 person died, a chaplain, W. A. Patterson, who was sitting next to pilot; he didn't have seatbelt on. This was part of a British/American force, glider was a 19B. Part of this group did return to British lines, after walking through jungle 150 miles. After walking 100 miles, Mart was captured in Japanese ambush and was shot. He was only 50 miles from rejoining his group at this time. He was declared dead in 4/1/1946 by Ad Gen.
British men involved: Arthur House, Jack Lindo, Hugh McGee, and Mr. House and Mr. Lindo provided a great deal of information about Mart's fate in Burma. Sylvester Maust of Salisbury initiated contact with the 1st Air Commandos to try to find out what had happened to Mart. Through the WW II reunions, much was learned.
Mart's serial # T-60765, his home address was Box 343 RD#2, Leechburg, PA.
Trying to find more: Barbara Deal, [email protected]
more info on site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56768268
Mart was married in July 1939 to Evelyn France Livengood. She lived in Salisbury, PA. Mart's parents were Edward J. and Rose Yahner McTigue. They lived in Leechburg, PA.
Mart was one of the 1st Air Commando Force in WWII, and he flew a glider into Burma, March 5, 1944. They flew from India, from Lalaghat, Asam. They crash landed because tow rope from the Dakota plane didn't hold. Only 1 person died, a chaplain, W. A. Patterson, who was sitting next to pilot; he didn't have seatbelt on. This was part of a British/American force, glider was a 19B. Part of this group did return to British lines, after walking through jungle 150 miles. After walking 100 miles, Mart was captured in Japanese ambush and was shot. He was only 50 miles from rejoining his group at this time. He was declared dead in 4/1/1946 by Ad Gen.
British men involved: Arthur House, Jack Lindo, Hugh McGee, and Mr. House and Mr. Lindo provided a great deal of information about Mart's fate in Burma. Sylvester Maust of Salisbury initiated contact with the 1st Air Commandos to try to find out what had happened to Mart. Through the WW II reunions, much was learned.
Mart's serial # T-60765, his home address was Box 343 RD#2, Leechburg, PA.
Trying to find more: Barbara Deal, [email protected]
more info on site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56768268
Mart was one of the 1st Air Commando Force in WWII, and he flew a glider into Burma, March 5, 1944. They flew from India, from Lalaghat, Asam. They crash landed because tow rope from the Dakota plane didn't hold. Only 1 person died, a chaplain, W. A. Patterson, who was sitting next to pilot; he didn't have seatbelt on. This was part of a British/American force, glider was a 19B. Part of this group did return to British lines, after walking through jungle 150 miles. After walking 100 miles, Mart was captured in Japanese ambush and was shot. He was only 50 miles from rejoining his group at this time. He was declared dead in 4/1/1946 by Ad Gen.
British men involved: Arthur House, Jack Lindo, Hugh McGee, and Mr. House and Mr. Lindo provided a great deal of information about Mart's fate in Burma. Sylvester Maust of Salisbury initiated contact with the 1st Air Commandos to try to find out what had happened to Mart. Through the WW II reunions, much was learned.
Mart's serial # T-60765, his home address was Box 343 RD#2, Leechburg, PA.
Trying to find more: Barbara Deal, [email protected]
more info on site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56768268
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Martin J McTigue
Flt O US Army Air Force
World War II
Sep 26 1910 April 1 1946
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