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SSgt Carl Hampton Martin
12 Dec 1916 – 12 Oct 1943
| Birth | 12 Dec 1916 |
| Death | 12 Oct 1943 |
| Cemetery | Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila , Capital District , National Capital Region , Philippines |
| Added by | Christopher Martin on 23 Dec 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56749709 |
Bio
Carl was a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-25C #42-64571, 75th Bomber Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He resided in Grayson County, Texas prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 25, 1940, prior to the war, in Houston, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents. B-25C #42-64571 took off, with a crew of 6 and 2 passengers, from Espiritu Santo Island (APO 502), Vanuatu, New Hebrides on a ferrying mission to Carney Field (APO 709), Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. B-25C #42-64571 was leading a group of 10 P-39's. They all ran into a severe weather front and B-25C #42-64571 never arrived at Carney Field. The P-39's all survived the mission. Carl was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war. He had previously been awarded the Air Medal. Those who perished on B-25C #42-64571: Bergman, Charles D ~ Capt, Passenger, TX Haines, Ward P, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI Hensley, Harold H ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX Martin, Carl H ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX Viets, John F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NE Schirp, John J ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, MO Stoecker, George H ~ 1st Lt, Bmb/Nav, WI Wendling, Robert W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IN
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- James Marlin "Pepper" Martin 1915–2000
- Cecil Ray Martin 1919–1994
- Leslie Doyle Martin 1920–2015
- Aubrey Nelson Martin 1922–1998
- Clifford Marion Martin 1923–2013
- Chester Douglas "Chet" Martin 1925–2010
- Shirley Elizabeth Martin Cox 1928–2020
- Gladys Lucille "Lucy" Martin Jamison 1931–2007
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