Wayne L Martin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

He flew on George Luckett crew. Reported to the ETO on 13 Jan 1945.

KIA at Berlin in B-17 #43-38407.



Sergeant Wayne L. Martin was born May 4, 1924. His next of kin were his parents, John and Winnifred Martin. He was from Ozona, Texas.

On February 3, 1945, he was serving as Top Turret Gunner aboard B-17 tail #43-38407 of the 306th Bomb Group, 367th Bomb Squadron, when he was downed over Berlin, Germany.

He is buried in West Lawn Cemetery in Del Rio, Texas.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38407

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ozona, TX 76943, USA 4 May 1924 Sergeant Wayne L. Martin was born May 4, 1924. His next of kin were his parents, John and Winnifred Martin. He was from Ozona, Texas.

Died

3 February 1945

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Berlin, Germany 3 February 1945 On February 3, 1945, he was serving as Top Turret Gunner aboard B-17 tail #43-38407 of the 306th Bomb Group, 367th Bomb Squadron, when he was downed over Berlin, Germany.

Buried

Del Rio, TX 78840, USA He is buried in West Lawn Cemetery in Del Rio, Texas.

Revisions

Date
ContributorWW2 Researcher Bill Beigel
Changes
Sources

IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12218 / MACR 12218, First Over Germany pg. 304, Russell Strong Index Cards, 306th BGA Collection,

http://www.wwiimemorial.com/regis / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…