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-The following photos were taken between October 1942 and August 1943. They include pictures of Edward's wife Evelyn and her parents. They lived in Tottenham, England.
Edward and Evelyn -ready to leave for their honeymoon after they wed of May 22 1943 (24.3K)
Evelyn (r) and Mrs. Baldwin (l)- Taken while picnicking in Malvern, England. - July 4, 1943 (9.6K)
Another picnic shot -with (l to r) Mrs. Baldwin, Evelyn, and Mr. Baldwin. Mrs. Baldwin was Edward's housekeeper and Mr. Baldwin was the handyman and groundskeeper where Edward was living in while working at the Telecommunications Research Establishment in Malvern, England - July 4, 1943 -(20.2K)
Evelyn - Photo taken in back garden of the Ratcliffe's in London. (Allen Ratcliffe was a member of the RAF that Edward worked with) - July, 1943 (13.1K)
Another photo of Evelyn - taken in back garden of the Ratcliffe's in London. - July, 1943 (16.3K)
Yet another photo from the Ratcliffe's back garden. - This is one with (l to r) George "Bug" Martin (Edward's brother), Evelyn, and Edward Martin - July, 1943 (35.4K)
Photo of Evelyn (date unknown)- This is one that Edward may have carried in his wallet. (10.7K)
Evelyn and her father, Albert Humphrey - in their back garden in Tottenham, England- (17.2K)
Evelyn's mother - and possibly Evelyn's brother, Ray in Tottenham, England- (9.74K)
Evelyn's mother - Seving up supper.- (7.67K)
Evelyn's mother - Bringing on the soup.- (9.02K)
-After being ordered to return to the United States in August 1943, Edward was stationed at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey for training in Morse Code and the Company Officers Course. The following two photos are from this time period.-
Bob Mattison, Edward Martin, and Louis Davis -at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. They had all come from England on the same ship (the Queen Elizabeth). It wasn't until the year 2001 that Edward found out that Louis Davis had served with the CTC and had been stationed on the Isle of Mann.- (16.9K)
Group photo -at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. This was the unit that Edward was in while taking the Company Officers Course- (72.3K)
-After additional training and being stationed for short terms at various bases in the United States, Edward was shipped to Tinian Island in the Pacific Ocean in December 1944. He was the Airborne Radar and Communications Officer. He was in charge of maintaining radar and radio equipment for the B-29 aircraft that were bombing Japan The following photos are from his time on Tinian Island.-
Edward in his office -Tinian Island, 1945- (12K)
The Radar Shack -Tinian Island, 1945- (28.9K)
Edward resting outside of his billets-Tinian Island, 1945- (22.1K)
Edward in a jeep outside of the photo lab - Tinian Island, 1945- (21.5K)
Building (possibly back end of Photo Lab) with windows made from turrets of B-29 bombers - Tinian Island, 1945- (18.1K)
"Gravel Gerte" One of the many B-29 Bombers based on the island - Tinian Island, 1945- (13.3K)
Edward Martin a portrait taken on February 24, 1945 while stationed on Tinian Island (23.7K)
-After the Japanese surrender, Edward returned to the United States in November 1945 and transferred into the U.S. Army Signal Corps Reserve, which he remained in until August 1960 when he retired from military service. The next three photos were taken during this time.-
Listening to a Hallicrafters Model SX-42 shortwave receiver (21.1K)
Adjusting for a better picture on an RCA 630 TS television set - April 21, 1948 (14.6K)
U.S. Army Signal Corps Reserve photo taken in New York - November 15, 1953. Edward had just received his promotion to Major on October 1, 1953. (15K)
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