Martin Pike Buford, Jr.

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Pike Buford, Jr. Martin is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

LT Pike Buford Martin Memorial -368th Fighter Group

Name:

Pike Buford, Jr. Martin

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-805561

Unit:

395th Fighter Squadron, 368th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-16

State:

California

Cemetery:

Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

536

Decoration:

Comments:

Born 3 May 1918, the son of Pike B and Eva M Martin. Pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt serial number 43-25545 that took off from airfield A-3 in Cardonville, France on an armed reconnaissance mission on 16 August 1944. He was hit by flak while making a machine gun pass. He evacuated the plane but was too low (about 150 feet) for his parachute to open completely. The airplane exploded on contact with the ground at 1950. Martin's body was found hanging from his parachute in a tree by the town of Champsecret, France. MACR 15222