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name
MARTIN, Cyril Irwin - Date of
birth
19 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah -
Hometown
Salt Lake County, Utah
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39923677 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
615th Bombardment Squadron,
401st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 February 1945 - Place of
death
Oberscholven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 38 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles C. Martin (father)
Viola M. (Irwin) Martin (mother)
Marie Martin (sister)
Julia Martin (sister)
Glen Martin (brother)
Zola Martin (sister)
Darrell Martin (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-2371 -
Data
Type: B-17G SH
Destination: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
MACR: 12445
More information
The nose blew first, and it looked like the oxygen system was going. They dropped back, peeled to the left, broke in two at the waist, then the wings fell off. The plane exploded in the air.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Henri Hannon, Tim Cook