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MARTIN, Johnnie F - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Archer County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2044886 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
361st Fighter Squadron,
356th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
29 November 1943 - Place of
death
Near Hellendoorn, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 18 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Denzil F. Martin (father)
Dora L. Martin (mother)
D.T. Martin (brother)
Gertrude Martin (sister)
Peggy D. Martin (sister)
Ethel (Riggin) Martin (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-8692 -
Data
Type: P-47D
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bomber escort
MACR: 1543
More information
2nd Lt Johnnie F. Martin graduated from Megargel High School in 1938. He was employed by the Farmers & Merchants Gin Company.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Fort Worth, Texas, on 7 November 1940, and received training to become a flight mechanic.
Before he was transferred to the Air Corps, he served for six months in Puerto Rico with an infantry unit. He returned to the US for flight training. He received his wings at Napier Field, Alabama in January 1943.
Lt Martin was spotted by other pilots of his group at the time they were leaving the bombers, and they were heading for home. He made motions indicating he was going to enter the cloud level, and that was the last time he was seen or heard.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.fold3.com - MACR 1543, http://www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Arie-Jan van Hees, Wichita Falls Times - 24 December 1943, Times Record News - 6 January 1944, Times Record News - 15 January 1943