Waite Martin S.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Martin S. Waite

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

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Unit:

373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-05-27

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Pennsylvania

Plot:

A-1

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Comments:

Martin S. Waite was born on October 31, 1915. He served in the 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. 1st Lt Kenneth S Starcher and his crew (including Sgt Waite)were lost on a 'routine' flight from Lingling Airbase on the late afternoon of 28 May 1944, departing during conditions 'overcast with thunderstorms'. The crew of B-24J #42-73309 'Trouble Maker' were lost somewhere on the short flight to Kweilin; the report lists the cause of the loss as 'unknown'. The crew are all listed KNB (died non-combat mission). He is now buried in the Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Sgt Waite was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

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