GREEN BERETS Martin, Timothy Lynn (Griz)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Martin ​

• FORENAME

Timothy Lynn (Griz) ​

• UNIT

1 SF Operational Detachment - Delta (Task Force Ranger,Special Ops Command) ​

• RANK

Master Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

• DATE OF DEATH

3rd October 1993 ​

• AGE

38 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 60 Site 5790 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 9.7.1955 Savannah,Georgia​

son of Benjamin Delbett and Charlotte R. Martin​

husband of Linda Martin,Fayetteville,North Carolina (3 daughters Diana,Katherine and Jessica)​

grew up Aurora,Indiana​

graduated Aurora High School 1974​

entered service 31.12.1974​

1 Training Regiment,Fort Polk,Louisiana 1974​

Airborne School 1975​

75 Ranger Regiment (Company B,2 Bn) 1975-78​

10 SF Group 1978-81​

Delta Force 1982-89​

1 SF Group (1 Bn) 1989-91​

Delta Force 1991-93​

award Silver Star​

WIA Mogadishu,Somalia​

DOW enroute to Germany same day ​

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The wounded were loaded into a five-ton truck. When they got back to the hanger, Tim was semiconscious. The unit Doctor Major Rob Marsh and unit medic SFC Don Hutchinson, did what they could for Tim. Tim and the other seriously wounded were flown to Germany. After a hard fight Tim finally succumbed to his wounds.​

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[msgriz]

Timothy Lynn (Griz) Martin

i was told my husband died in Somalia. Is this true, he died in Germany?

 

[msgriz]

Timothy Lynn (Griz) Martin

Also, that second pic does not look like him.