Jack J Martell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Fighter Pilot
365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
Photo taken at Gosfield in May 1944
Martell was KIA on D-Day
2nd upload
Object Number - UPL 46812 - 1LT Jack J. Martell Fighter Pilot 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF Photo taken at Gosfield in May 1944 Martell was KIA on D-Day
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 27 October 1941 | |
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Died |
St. Lo d’Ourville, France | 6 June 1944 | Caught in the blast of his own bomb when the delay fuses failed. |
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Born |
Milwaukee, WI | ||
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Buried |
Plot E Row 7 Grave 35 Normandy American Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery American Cemetery 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer France |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland, page 19
http://hellhawks.org/388_roster.html
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1185382
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/martell%3Djack
