Duane W. Martin

Duane W. Martin
Official picture of Duane Martin
Born(1940-01-02)January 2, 1940
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1966(1966-07-16) (aged 26)
North Vietnam or Laos
Buried
Unknown / Body not recovered
BranchUnited States Air Force
Service years1963–1966
RankCaptain
Unit38th Rescue Squadron
ConflictsVietnam War
AwardsAir Force Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart (2)

Duane Whitney Martin (January 2, 1940 – July 16, 1966) 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.

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