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ARM2 Jack McKelvy Martin
1926 – 30 Oct 1944
| Birth | 1926 |
| Death | 30 Oct 1944 |
| Cemetery | Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila , Capital District , National Capital Region , Philippines |
| Added by | Kaypeg on 12 Jul 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56789611 |
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MARTIN Jack McKelvy, Aviation Radioman Second Class, Service no. 3510957, United States Navy, USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), d. 30/10/1944 Mother, Mrs. Christine Martin, 240 S. 7th St., Enid, Okla. MIA/KIA serving on USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) due to kamikaze attacks ------------------------ USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) On 24 October [1944], Belleau Wood 's task group took station off Samar and launched aircraft to hunt down the Japanese. Having spotted one of the enemy groups, Task Force 38.4 launched a strike of 26 fighters and 39 bombers. In the ensuing attack, Belleau Wood 's planes scored a hit on an enemy battleship. That evening, her task group received orders to intercept and sink four Japanese carriers spotted north of the Philippines. Although Belleau Wood 's planes only played a supporting role in the Battle off Cape Engaño on 25 October, where four Japanese carriers were sunk, her Avengers did help sink light cruiser Tana . After refueling the following day, TF 38.4 spent the next four days providing air cover and strikes against enemy shipping. In response, Japanese pilots began flying suicide missions—kamikaze attacks—against American ships in the Philippines. On 29 October, USS Intrepid (CV-11) was damaged by a kamikaze attack. The following day, as the task group operated near Leyte, five kamikazes were spotted at 18,000-feet. Antiaircraft fire splashed three, but one crashed on USS Franklin (CV-13) killing 56 and wounding another 14. The fifth plane first dropped a bomb on Franklin , and then pulled up and dove on Belleau Wood . The Japanese fighter crashed into the light carrier's flight deck, striking 11 fully loaded Hellcats. Several explosions started extensive fires that took three hours for damage-control teams to get under control. With her flight deck holed and casualties numbering 92 killed and another 97 wounded, Belleau Wood retired to the Carolines. history.navy.mil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suggested edit: was "Killed In Action" when the Belleau Wood was hit by a Japanese kamikaze plane off Leyete which fell on her flight deck aft, causing fires which set off ammunition during the war. 92 men had either died or gone missing in this attack. The Belleau Wood survived the attack and the war.
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MARTIN JACK M - AVN RADIOMAN 2C - OKLAHOMA
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