Johnnie Hargrove Martin Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) on 26-Nov-44 in B-24 'Grease Ball' 44-40172.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-40172

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Grease Ball
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 November 1944

Born

Belton, Texas, USA

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster

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Contributorjmoore43
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Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 11157 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database