Martin, Sammy Arthur, 1st Lt

POW/MIA
 
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Final Rank
First Lieutenant
Last AFSC
1115F-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1966-1967, 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron - Wild Boars
Service Years
1965 - 1967
First Lieutenant

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Home State
Texas
Texas
Year of Birth
1942
 
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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by Sgt Stephen Willcox - Deceased
 
Contact Info
Home Town
Bryan, TX
Last Address
Da Nang AB
MIA Date
Dec 27, 1967
 
Cause
MIA-Finding of Death
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location
Vietnam, North (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Memorial Coordinates
32E 078

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Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe National Gold Star Family Registry
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Last Known Activity:


"1Lt. Sammy A. Martin was a pilot trained for the 'backseat' duties on the Phantom fighter/bomber aircraft. His job included such things as navigation, bombardier, or weapons systems operations, depending on the type of aircraft and variety of mission. Martin was assigned to the 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Da Nang, South Vietnam.

On December 27, 1967 Martin and his pilot were assigned an armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. Armed reconnaissance, in combat terms, really meant 'look for targets and destroy them.' During the mission Martin's aircraft was struck by hostile fire in the Quang Binh Province area. Martin and his pilot were able to guide the aircraft over water to facilitate rescue when they ejected.

Both Martin and his pilot ejected safely and rescue operations proceeded normally. The pilot was recovered, but when Martin was hoisted out of the water by rescue helicopter, he slipped out of the rescue sling and dropped back into the water. Martin was lost from sight in a large wave. According to the Department of the Air Force, 'evidence of (Martin's) death due to drowning was received' on December 28, 1967. The nature of the evidence is not stated, but Martin's body was not recovered.

Sammy A Martin is listed among the missing because his remains were never found to send home to the country he served. But, for his family, the case seems clear that he died on that day...." Source: http://www.pownetwork.org

   
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This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii with another memorial in Fort Sam Houston Cemetery, San Antonio, TX.

   
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  1966-1967, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing - Gunfighters

First Lieutenant
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- / 1967
Unit
366th Tactical Fighter Wing - Gunfighters Unit Page
Rank
First Lieutenant
AFSC/MOS
Not Specified
Base, Station or City
Da Nang
State/Country
Vietnam, South (Vietnam)
   
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 366th Tactical Fighter Wing - Gunfighters Details

366th Tactical Fighter Wing - Gunfighters
Type
Combat - Command
 
Parent Unit
Air Force Fighter Wings
Strength
Wing
Created/Owned By
326 Hillyer, Gary (AlwaysAardvarks), SSgt 
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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175 Members Also There at Same Time
366th Tactical Fighter Wing - Gunfighters

Pollin, George John, Maj, (1965-1967) [Other Service Rank]
Brennan, Herbert, Col, (1947-1967) Colonel
Armstrong, John William, Col, (1949-1967) 111 1115F Lieutenant Colonel
Blesse, Frederick Corbin, Maj Gen, (1945-1975) Lieutenant Colonel
Burkholder, Jr., James, Lt Col, (1967-1991) 111 1111F Lieutenant Colonel
Moses, Clinton, Lt Col, (1953-1973) 102 1021A Lieutenant Colonel
Vinson, Bobby Gene, Col, (1950-1968) 111 1115A Lieutenant Colonel
Blandford, J.C., Maj, (1961-1967) Major
Cook, Kelly Francis, Col, (1942-1967) Major
Hughes, Kenneth Richard, Maj, (1953-1967) Major
Klemm, Donald Martin, Col, (1951-1967) Major
Lunsford, Herbert Lamar, Col, (1954-1967) 111 1115A Major
Lurie, Alan Pierce, Brig Gen, (1955-1987) 111 1115B Major
Morgan, James Sheppard, Col, (1950-1967) Major
Olds, Ernest Arthur, Col, (1956-1968) 111 1115A Major
Swords, Smith J., Col, (1950-1967) Major
Thompson, James Edward (Jim), Maj, (1954-1975) Major
Thompson, William James, Col, (1955-1968) Major
Apodaca, Victor Joe, Maj, (1961-1967) Captain
B. Sharon, Frank, Capt, (1964-1971) 103 Captain
Giglio, Thomas, Capt, (1964-1969) 133 1334 Captain
Gower, William Ray, Capt, (1956-1966) Captain
Gravitte, Connie Mack, Capt, (1956-1966) Captain
Haeffner, Fred Albert, Maj Gen, (1953-1987) Captain
High, Royden, Capt, (1965-1980) 111 1111A Captain
High, Royden, Capt, (1965-1980) 111 1111A Captain
Holley, Tilden Stewart, Lt Col, (1956-1968) Captain
Kemmerer, Donald Richard, Maj, (1962-1967) Captain
Martin, John Murray, Lt Col, (1955-1967) Captain
Page, Albert Linwood, Maj, (1957-1967) 11 Captain
Rockett, Alton Craig, Lt Col, (1953-1967) Captain
Sloan, John, Col, (1961-1986) Captain
Thompson, James Edward (Jim), Maj, (1954-1975) Captain
Thompson, James Edward (Jim), Maj, (1954-1975) Captain
Alfred, Gerald Oak, Maj, (1964-1966) 111 1115R First Lieutenant
Arnold, John Dudley, Maj, (1962-1974) First Lieutenant
Badley, James Linsday, 1st Lt, (1965-1968) 111 1115F First Lieutenant
Borden, Murray Lyman, Maj, (1961-1966) 111 1111F First Lieutenant
Carrier, Daniel Lewis, Capt, (1965-1967) First Lieutenant
Condit, Douglas Craig, Maj, (1964-1967) First Lieutenant
Crecca, Joseph, Maj, (1964-1978) 157 1571 First Lieutenant
Crew, James Alan, Maj, (1965-1967) First Lieutenant
Crist, Kenneth Roy, Capt, (1966-1968) First Lieutenant
Ducat, Bruce Chalmers, Maj, (1963-1966) First Lieutenant
Hamm, James Edward, Capt, (1965-1968) First Lieutenant
Hesford, Peter Dean, Maj, (1965-1968) First Lieutenant
Huneycutt, Charles Jerome, Maj, (1965-1967) First Lieutenant
Jarvis, Jeremy Michael, Maj, (1962-1967) First Lieutenant
Jefferson, James Milton, Lt Col, (1964-1967) First Lieutenant
Knudsen, Harold Eugene, 1st Lt, (1963-1966) First Lieutenant
Meadows, Eugene Thomas, Capt, (1962-1966) First Lieutenant
Pearson, Robert Harvey, Capt, (1965-1967) First Lieutenant
Rodriguez, Albert Eduardo, Capt, (1965-1968) First Lieutenant
Rudd, William, Col, (1963-1993) 111 1115F First Lieutenant
Rudd, William, Col, (1963-1993) 111 1115F First Lieutenant
Rudd, William, Col, (1963-1993) 111 1115F First Lieutenant
Sijan, Lance Peter, Capt, (1965-1968) First Lieutenant
Skoro, John Peter, 1st Lt, (1963-1966) First Lieutenant
Wilson, Gordon Scott, Maj, (1962-1966) First Lieutenant

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