Horace Edmund Martin Jr.

Korean War
Service #21547A
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathApril 26 1951
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
First Lieutenant Martin was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Martin was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter-interceptor with the 35th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On April 26, 1951, while on a combat mission of dropping napalm, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into a ridge upside down.