Rank and Name,  Seaman Second Class Albert Martin.

Unit/Placed in, USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Cruiser, United States Naval Reserve.

Albert is born no record available in Kentucky.

Parents and Siblings, no record available.

Albert enlisted the service in Kentucky with service number # 8681378.

Albert was KIA when the USS Indianapolis was struck by 2 Torpedo’s from the Japanese I-58, she sunk in the Philippine Sea on July 30, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Albert is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov

P.O.W. info, Wes Injerd and Dwight Rider, http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  AirForce, Rolland Swank NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org

Philippine Scouts Heritage Society,http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/   

Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org    

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