Wayne Love Martin
Military ROLL OF HONOURSergeant Wayne Love Martin was born January 23, 1922. His next of kin were his wife, Dolores Martin, and his parents, Roy and Ameda Martin. He was from Detroit, Michigan.
On September 23, 1944, he was serving as an Engineer-Gunner aboard B-26 42-107679 of the 344th Bomb Group (M), 494th Bomb Squadron (M) when his plane was downed over Rumein, Germany.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Hell's Kitchen
- Unit: 344th Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, MI, USA | 23 January 1922 | Sergeant Wayne Love Martin was born January 23, 1922. His next of kin were his wife, Dolores Martin, and his parents, Roy and Almeda Martin. He was from Detroit, Michigan. |
Other Killed in action |
23 September 1944 | On September 23, 1944, he was serving as an Engineer-Gunner aboard B-26 42-107679 of the 344th Bomb Group (M), 494th Bomb Squadron (M) when his plane was downed over Romain, Germany. | |
Buried |
Neuville-en-Condroz, 4121 Neupré, Belgium | He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium. |
Revisions
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.