James Martin Memorial Paque C-46 Crew, Linden Church
Inside the wall surrounding the church is this plaque. The caption reads, Pray for the souls of James Martin and his comrades, fallen in this place on September 17th 1944. Nobody knows who erected this touching Memorial. On that day, the start of Operation Market Garden, twelve series of C47 Skytrains carrying paratroopers to Greoesbeek passed over. Some of the slower planes were hit from positions on the Meuse-Waal Canal and the railway bridge near Mook. They all continued to fly in formation towards their DZs. One of the planes hit was being flown by James Martin. Nevertheless he managed to drop all of this paratroopers but one, and then crashed here. The five crew members were killed and Martin was awarded a posthumous Flying Cross for his action. He is buried in Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, Missouri in a common grave 84/153-155
