Duane W. Martin | |
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Born | Denver, Colorado, United States | January 2, 1940
Died | July 16, 1966 North Vietnam or Laos | (aged 26)
Buried | Unknown / Body not recovered |
Service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1963–1966 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 38th Rescue Squadron |
Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
Awards | Air Force Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Purple Heart (2) |
Duane Whitney Martin (January 2, 1940 – July 16, 1966)[1] was an American Air Force officer and prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. He was killed by locals two and a half weeks after he and Dieter Dengler escaped from a Pathet Lao prison camp.[2][3]
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