I am looking for the Info on my Uncle 1st. Lt. Tommie G. Martin He was with 5th USAAF when KIA over luzon. He was flying a B-25J Mitchell Med. Bomber on a training flight. He was assigned to the %th AF 38th. BG. 405th Bomb Squadron.

Thanks for your service.


AJ Martin, Jr.
Beaumont, Texas

Mr. Martin,

I flew with the 405th from July 1944 to April 1945. I do not recall your uncle nor do I recall the incident in which he met his death. We were flying out of Lingayen Gulf on Luzon from February to June of 1945.

We will be having our reunion in St. Louis next week. I will post your request.

I am helping to revive our news letter and we are looking for pictures and stories. We also have a web site. We will try to help you and others in your position to get information.

Get in touch with me.

David Gunn

I returned from the 38th BG 2004 reunion in St. Louis last night. The best news is that the Association will not be disbanding. We have scheduled our next reunion to be held in Phoenix in 2006, probably in mid-October.

I posted your request at the reunion but received no responses. Someone may yet respond to me.

At the reunion, I was made aware of a large file of information about the 38th that will become available to me in the near future. When I receive that CD, I will search for further information for you and get in touch.

I would appreciate receiving an e-mail from you so that I may contact you more directly.

I will be the new editor for our Association news letter. We may be able to make this available to you electronically. When we get that set up, I will let you know if you have contacted me by e-mail.

David Gunn

Sir,
I just found this board again and am trying to catch up on the outstanding mail that is here. I have found some of my uncles flight records showing he was with the 5th AAF 38th Bomb Group (M) 405th Bomb squadron (M) From December 1944 until he was KIA over Luzon Rop 19 May 1945. It shows he flew 11 missions in Jan 45 signed off on by a 1st lt Dorence L. Van Fleet, 10 missions in feb 45 same 1st Lt., 12 missions in march 45 capt. Horrace P. Hargis Air Ops Officer, 9 missions in April same capt...

I also have a copy of the
405th Bobardment Squadron (M)
38th Bobardment Group (M)
Office if the operations officer
apo 70
list. Dated 23 may 1945
which shows he was apart of the unit from 03 may 44-- 19 may 45 when he was killed. It also has mission numbers listed. In all it is showing 46 combat missions.

I would love to find out as much as I can about my uncle. any help would be great. and I am glad that their will a reunion in 2006. Maybe we could make it ( my family and I).

Thanks again,
AJ Martin
Beaumont, Texas USA




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Al,

Something happened to the message I was drafting so I am starting over. It is good to hear from you.

As I said last September, I received no responses to your request at the reunion. I will be happy to post your request in the May issue of our newsletter if you will get in touch with me giving me your e-mail address. If you also include a mailing address, I will send you a copy of our January newsletter.

We posted eleven requests in our "Did You Know Them?" column in the January issue and in the first day after it reached most of our members we had two responses. I think that was a good record but we are hoping for more.

Waiting to hear from you.

David Gunn
pappygnk@juno.com

My Home Address is
1135 21st. Street
Beaumont, Texas 77706
409-892-8706 Home Phone

I found were he was origanlly buried in the ROP.


1st. Lt. Tommie Grantham Martin A.S.N. 0885291
He was interred In the US Armed Forces Cemetery Santa Barbarb #1 Row 86 Grave 4547
The cemetary is located 135 miles north of Manila. This letter is from 23 Sept 46.

The person Buried to his left was a 2nd. Lt. Ralph N. Lambert Serial # 0-787931 he was also from the 405th bomb squadron 38th bomb group.

This letter also says he went down near a Honey Strip Mangaldan Luzon ROP.
It also says it was a Miniumum Level Bombing run.
Also some of the officers Listed on the paperwork I have are as follows.

1st. Lt. Lewis C. Chamberlin, Jr. 38th BG (M) 405th BS (M)
2nd. Lt. Eugene D. Pendergraft """""""""""""""""""""""""""""
He flew with this unit from Dec of 1944 till he was KIA on 19 May 1945. It shows he flew B-25-J, B-25-J-B, B-25-J-BL.

The flight records are signed by a Dorence L. Van Fleet 1st. Lt. Air Corps Operation officer and a John R. London 1st Lt. Air Corps Asst. operations Officer.

AJ Martin
Beaumont, Texas USA