James Radford Martin
Military
Object Number - UPL 61415 - 2nd Lt James R. Martin
Assigned to 735BS< 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Had mid air collision and crashed at Darmsheim on 21-Jul-44 in B-24 Our Baby 41-29259 Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700393
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Mike
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron 735th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Dallas, Texas | 8 July 1917 | Born Dallas, Texas |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of war (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 21 July 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of war (POW) Stalag Luft III |
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Died |
Memphis, Tennessee | 7 February 2006 | Died Memphis, Tennessee |
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Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee | Interred Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7252
