Captain John Thomas Martin
Born December 28, 1865
Died April 5, 1906
- Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of the Gulf May-July 1899
- Acting Judge Advocate General, Department of the Gulf July-October 1899
- On sick leave 1899-00
- Commanding Officer, Battery at Ft. Barrancas, Florida 1900
- Served at Jackson Barracks, Louisiana 1900-01
- Served at Sandy Hook Proving Ground 1901-02
- Student, School of Submarine Defenses, Ft. Totten 1902-03
- Company Commander at Ft. Hancock 1903-04
- Company Commander at Ft. Schuyler
- Battery Commander at Ft. D.A. Russell 1905-06
- Sick in Manila 1906
- Sailed for U.S., March 26, 1906
- Died at Sea April 5, 1906, aged 40
John Thomas Martin of Ohio, Born 28 December 1865
- Appointed from Ohio, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 14 June 1885 (8)
- Second Lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, 12 June 1889
- First Lieutenant, 5th United States Artillery, 1 February 1896
- Transferred to the 1st United States Artillery, 9 July 1897
- Captain, Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901
- Died 5 April 1908 (?)
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