Name:
Martin Francis Troy
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
31313507
Unit:
760th Bomber Squadron, 460th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-06-30
State:
Connecticut
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot:
Section 60
Row:
Grave:
Site 8601
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
Troy was on a B-24H Liberator participating in a mission to bomb an oil refinery in Blechammer, Germany when the plane was shot down by German aircraft and crashed into a swampy area near Nemesvita, Hungary beside Lake Balaton on 30 Jun 44. The airplane, nicknamed "Miss Liberty" was returning to its base in Italy. Seven of the crewmembers parachuted to safety where they were captured by enemy forces and subsequently released. Three crewmen died in the crash and the remains for two of them were eventually recovered and identified. Troy’s remains were not recovered until 2007, and he is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery.