Wayne L Martin
Military ROLL OF HONOURHe 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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
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.
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…