Martin, J D (IO)

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Martin, J D (IO) ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	18066088 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #54 dated 21 July 1943, effective 4 July 1943.
Duty	Tail Gunner
Last Duty Date	12 August 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 12 August 1943 per General Orders #25, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 5 September 1945.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 20 July 1923
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 288⇓ (26.475 MB) Oral History Interview⇗

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
10⇗	25 July 1943	Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑5806⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
11⇗	28 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑30139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with #2 engine trouble. Sortie Report⇗
12⇗	29 July 1943	Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑3074⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back over North Sea because #3 exhaust manifold blew and pressure went down to 15 inches, making it impossible to keep up with formation. Sortie Report⇗
13⇗	30 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29985⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back ten miles from the English coast due to 'high cylinder head temperatures and rough No. 2 engine.' Sortie Report⇗
14⇗	12 August 1943	Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑5806⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hit by flak on the way to the target, then attacked by fighters. Some of crew bailed out before aircraft exploded. Crashed near Volmershofen/Heidgen (5 miles SW of Bonn), Germany. MACR 288 Sortie Report⇗

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