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LTC Russell Dean Martin

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Birth	:	22 Jun 1937 Missouri, USA
Death	:	3 Jun 1966 Khammouan, Laos
Burial	:	Bloomfield IOOF Cemetery, Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7621080, -92.4124770
Inscription	:	LT COL US AIR FORCE VIETNAM PURPLE HEART
Description	:	Father: John Calvin Martin Mother: Delores Marcelle Hancock Spouse: Sharol Elaine Armstrong _m: 4 Jul 1957, Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri The 1940 federal census says he was born in Missouri. He was raised in Iowa and his hometown was Bloomfield. ~~~~~ It took the US government nearly 10 years to analyze and identify remains found in Laos of six servicemen whose aircraft was shot down in 1966 during the Vietnam War. Government officials announced that the remains of the co-pilot, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Russell Martin of Bloomfield were among those discovered in 1995 near the crash site. Martin's remains and those of five... Read More	Father: John Calvin Martin Mother: Delores Marcelle Hancock Spouse: Sharol Elaine Armstrong _m: 4 Jul 1957, Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri The 1940 federal census says he was born in Missouri. He was raised in Iowa and his hometown was Bloomfield. ~~~~~ It took the US government nearly 10 years to analyze and identify remains found in Laos of six servicemen whose aircraft was shot down in 1966 during the Vietnam War. Government officials announced that the remains of the co-pilot, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Russell Martin of Bloomfield were among those discovered in 1995 near the crash site. Martin's remains and those of five others will be buried as a group at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. The plane in which Martin was traveling went down in southern Laos in 1966. For 38 years, no one knew what became of the Bloomfield man. Relatives finally placed a memorial stone in the Bloomfield cemetery to honor him. US Department of Defense officials announced that Martin's remains and those of five others missing in action had been found in the mid-1990s and have now been identified. "They recovered hundreds of bone fragments, which were tested and re-tested, and used dental records," said Larry Greer , spokesman for the Pentagon's POW/MIA office. "The in-lab process, because there were so many people to identify, took a really long time." Iowans and others fought for years after the Vietnam War to get answers about what had happened to their missing sons, brothers and husbands. More than 88,000 Americans are missing in action from all conflicts, 1,849 of whom were lost in the Vietnam War. Both of Martin's parents have since died, never knowing their son's fate. According to the statement issued by the government, Martin's crew was "flying a nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over southern Laos" on June 3, 1966. The statement continued: "At about 9:25pm the aircraft radioed, 'We have a hot fire,' and another radio transmission was heard to order 'Bail out.' Witnesses reported the aircraft was on fire, then crashed into a heavily wooded area 30 miles northeast of Tchepone, in Khannouan Province, Laos. No parachutes from the crew were observed and no emergency beepers were heard. An aerial search of the site found no evidence of survivors." US and Lao specialists visited the crash site in 1994 where they found wreckage and some of the crew's personal items, Greer said. In 1995, a team excavated the site and began trying to identify the remains. The official next of kin were contacted in April 2003, Greer said. [arlingtoncemetery.net/rdmartin.htm] ~~~~~ Russell Dean Martin Born: June 22, 1937 Died: June 03, 1966 Age At Death: 28 Cemetery: I O O F Cemetery This is a cenotaph. See Memorial #9757068. The remains of the six crewmen were repatriated on 20 June 1995. Interment was in Section 60, Arlington National Cemetery, on Friday, 5 Nov 2004.

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LTC Russell Dean Martin's memorial is located at: Bloomfield IOOF Cemetery, Bloomfield, Davis County, USA.
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LTC Russell Dean Martin death on 3 Jun 1966 in Khammouan, Laos
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Latitude: 40.7621080
Longitude: -92.4124770

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Coordinate: 40.7621080, -92.4124770

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18. Sullivan Farm Cemetery
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