Born in Fresno, California, May 3, 1918, Graduated from the Fresno High School, June 1936
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1936 Two-Year Curriculum
Completed three semesters in residence and then withdrew to engage in business with his father

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
CNG 20 909 84J
AUS O 805 651

Military Training

Enlisted in the California National Guard, 24 October 1940 as Private.
Oct 1940 to Dec 1941; Anti-tank Co, 185th Inf Regt, Fresno and Inglewood, Calif.
Promoted to Private First Class, 1 January 1941. Inducted Army of the United States, 3 March 1941.
Dec 1941 to Feb 1942; Transfer Guard Detachment, Ft. McDowell, Calif.
Feb 1942 to Aug 1942; 31st CA Trans Det, SFPOE, San Francisco, Calif. (attached to Ft. Hamilton, N. Y.) Promoted to Corporal, 3 April 1941.
Promoted to Sergeant, 1 October 1941.
Appointed Aviation Cadet, 24 September 1942.
Sep 1942 to Oct 1942; AAF, Classification Center, Nashville, Tenn.
Oct 1942 to Dec 1942; AAF Preflight School, Maxwell Field, Ala.
Dec 1942 to Feb 1943; 68th AAF Flying Training Detachment (Primary), Jackson, Tenn.
Mar 1943 to Apr 1943; AAF Basic Fly Sch, Greenwood Army Air Field, Miss.
May 1943 to Jun 1943; AAF Advanced Fly Sch, Craig Field, Ala.
Graduated from the Army Air Force Cadet Training Program (Pilot), 29 June 1943 and honorably discharged.

Commissioned

Second Lieutenant, AUS, 30 June 1943; accepted appointment and entered on active duty same date.
First Lieutenant, 17 February 1944.

Active Service Assignments

July 1943 to Dec 1943; Pilot, 322nd Fighter Squadron, Westover Field, Ala. and Farmingdale AAF Base, N.Y.
Dec 1943 to Aug 1944; Pilot, Overseas to England and European Theater of Operations (helping to provide air cover for D Day Normandy Invasion).
In Service over 3 years.

Lieutenant Martin was killed in action 16 August 1944, near Villers, France.

Decorations and Awards

DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.
PURPLE HEART (Posthumous)
AIR MEDAL with Two Silver and one Bronze Oak-Leaf Clusters.
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL with three Bronze Service Stars for participation in the Air Offensive Europe, Normandy and Northern France Campaigns.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
AVIATION BADGE ‘Pilot’.
EXPERT BADGE with Submachine Gun Bar.
MARKSMAN BADGE with Carbine and Rifle Bars.

INTERMENT: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California