Name/Title
Martin, Delbert Larue, EnsignDescription
Black and white photo of man with dark eyes; wearing pilot's leather helmet with goggles pushed up on forehead, chin strap to helmet is not fastened; other clothing detals opaqued out but appears to have wool collar of flight jacket and some sort of white scarf; surface of print has criss-cross pattern like a screen print and the edges are trimmed to have a scalloped surface.
Used by Ens. Delbert Larue Martin, d. 1945.
Martin was Shelby County native from Moral Twp; entered Navy 1/15/1943; awarded Distinquished Flying Cross for Meritorious Service on 2/16/1945; particiipated in Navy's first attack on Tokyo Bay and was lost in action in the Caroline Islands 3/21/1945 flying from the carrier, USS Randolph See also 1985.019.004Collection
Rev. & Mrs. Ray BrownAcquisition
Accession
1985.019Source or Donor
Brown, Ray, Rev. and Mrs.Acquisition Method
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Martin, Delbert LarueCreate Date
June 14, 2001Update Date
April 3, 2024