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Martin, Burnia Capture and Prisoner of War Experience
After his B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] was shot down over Occupied France, Burnia Martin walked up to som
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Martin, Burnia Overseas and Final Mission
Burnia Martin's unit [Annotator's Note: 547th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] was based at Grafton Underwoo
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Martin, Burnia Prewar, Training, and Overseas Deployment
Burnia Martin grew up in Bogalusa, Louisiana where the major industry was the local sawmill.
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Martin, Charles Basic Training
Charles Martin did not want to be drafted into the Army. He tried to enlist in the Air Force cadet school.
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Martin, Charles Guam
Charles Martin was at Camp Pendleton [Annotator’s Note: in Oceanside, California] when they formed the 1st Amphibious Tank Battalion [Annotator’s N
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Martin, Charles Postwar Life
Charles Martin was at the hospital when the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: 15 August 1945].
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Martin, Charles Prewar Life
Charles Martin was born in August 1922 in Nebraska. He had one brother that died when he was an infant.
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Martin, Charles Wounded on Okinawa
Charles Martin remembers that the new tanks had 75 mm howitzers on them.
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Martin, James 101st Airborne Training under Colonel Sink
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout the segment.] James H.
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Martin, James Fighting at the Bulge
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout the segment.] In November 194
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Martin, James Great Depression in Dayton
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout the segment.] After this fina
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Martin, James Growing up in Sugar Creek
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout the segment.