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NAME Raymond Hubert Martin |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 465044 |
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| UNIT 90mm Group 9th Defense Battalion Radar Tech |
HOME OF RECORD Closplint, KY |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Ernest H. Martin |
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| DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1924 at Warren, KY |
ENTERED SERVICE November 3, 1942 at Louisville, KY |
DATE OF LOSS July 1, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New Georgia / Rendova |
CASUALTY TYPE Drowned |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS In the last days of June 1943, the 9th Defense Battalion boarded LST-395 at Guadalcanal and set sail for the western Solomons. They were to follow assault troops ashore on the island of Rendova, set up their heavy guns, and defend against any counterattacks. Martin’s unit was to land on 1 July 1943. At 0315 on 1 July, the call “man overboard” went up from LST-395. Eyewitnesses reported a Marine who screamed and threw himself over the side, evidently suffering from a nightmare. A headcount disclosed Private Martin’s absence. The ship could not stop to search for him, and Martin drowned at sea. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea. |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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