Thomas James Martin

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS THOMAS J. MARTIN was from Pennsauken NJ. Born September 10, 1921, he was the sixth child of James J. and Mary Martin, of 6835 Highland Avenue, Pennsauken NJ. His father had emigrated from Scotland in 1897 at the age of 18, had met his wife and married, and had his own plastering business, in which the three oldest boys  worked in as of 1930. The Martin's were member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in East Camden.

Thomas Martin was a 1940 graduate of Camden Catholic High School in Camden NJ. Prior to entering the military he worked as a blueprint machine operator in the blueprint department of the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden. Drafted at the same time as his brother Joseph,  he entered the Marine Corps on July 1, 1942, and had gone overseas two years later as a member of a marine communications unit.

Corporal Martin was killed on Iwo Jima on February 20, 1945. He was survived by his parents, brothers James Jr., Francis,  John, Joseph, Charles, and Vincent, and a sister, Mary. 

After the war, Thomas Martin was brought home to New Jersey. He was at Calvary Cemetery in Delaware Township (present-day Cherry Hill) NJ. He rests next to his parents.

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