Martin H Kern
Military
Standing Left to Right: Grenville Mott, Martin H. Kern, Walter T. Murphy, Everett D. Elkins, Ed J. Lightle, Josiah H. Child
Kneeling Left to Right: Unknown, Roy F. Hurst, Unknown, Unknown, Alexander B. Daniels, Van Mickey, Einar Eikram
Amended identity of one of the airmen from J.M. Daniels to Alexander B. Daniels after correspondence with Alexander Daniels' son, Bruce, who identified his father in the photo.
Object Number - UPL 12845 - S-2 Intelligence Staff of the 466th BG Standing Left to Right: Grenville Mott, Martin H. Kern, Walter T. Murphy, Everett D. Elkins, Ed J....
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Alliance, OH 44601, USA | 13 December 1919 | |
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Died |
El Paso, TX, USA | 18 August 2014 | Martin Henry Kern, age 94, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014, of natural causes. Born in Alliance, Ohio, on December 13, 1919, he made El Paso his home from 1947 until his death. After earning an English literature degree from Mount Union College in Ohio in 1941, he served with the 8th Army Air Force, 466th Bombardment Group, in England in World War II. After the war, he moved to El Paso, traveled as a pianist with a professional jazz trio called the Tune Jesters, and later worked in public relations and as a stockbroker. In 1965, he earned an MBA in Finance from the University of California at Berkeley and then began a 20-year career at the State National Bank, which was later MBank, and is now Wells Fargo. Martin became head of the Trust Department in 1966, Executive VP in 1977, and President/CFO of the Bank in 1981. Martin retired in December of 1985 as CFO/Vice Chairman of the Board. Martin was a lifelong member of Temple Mount Sinai, where he was an Officer and Trustee. Martin served on the Investment Advisory Committee of the Teacher Retirement System, and as VP of the Sun Carnival Association, Director/Treasurer of the El Paso Welfare Unit, and Board Member of the Salvation Army, Visiting Nurses Association, El Paso Symphony Orchestra, and Hotel Dieu Medical Center. Martin chaired the El Paso Child Rehabilitation Center’s Capital Funds Campaign and, in 1993, received the Conquistador Award for his years of service on the City of El Paso’s Employee Pension Board. Martin belonged to the Rotary Club and the Phoenix Society of Financial Analysts. Martin attributed his longevity to daily mental and physical exercise. Martin read a variety of newspapers and journals, maintained a financial portfolio online into his 90s, and was an avid and accomplished bridge player. Martin traveled extensively, was especially fond of Scotland and was partial to a well-aged single-malt Scotch. Martin played the piano regularly, and with excellence, until his death. |
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Buried |
El Paso, TX, USA | 21 August 2014 | Temple Mount Sinai Cemetery El Paso El Paso County Texas, USA |
| Alliance, OH 44601, USA | 886 South Haines Street |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 347
