Porter Gladney MARTIN

1921 - 1955  (33 years)

• Name	Porter Gladney MARTIN
  Birth	8 Oct 1921	Louisiana, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	795847EC2B224CFD986EF2CAB611A14307DD
  Death	9 Aug 1955	Willoughby Bay, Norfolk, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	Porter was an ADC in the US Navy and was killed in a plane crash. According to the Aviation Safety Network website, the plane was a Martin P5M-1 Marlin. It crashed during a night takeoff in Willoughby Bay when it crashed into a seawall at Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia. Porter was one of the four fatalities. A contemporary newspaper report said that Porter was the plane's co-pilot.
  Person ID	I9611	America
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family	Irene HOLDINESS,   b. 26 Apr 1926, Rayville, Louisiana, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Karen Jannette MARTIN
  Family ID	F4056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 at ancestry.com, June 2015 and later.