Charles Edward Martin

Charles Martin, WWII Veteran, another of our “Greatest Generation” passed away peacefully with family by his side on October 30, 2021. Born December 24, 1924, in Brooklyn, NY to Arthur and Magdalena and lived in Forest Hills, Queens, NY. He served in the Army as a Technical Sergeant in the 544th EBSR Amphibious Division from 1943 to 1946, in New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan. Read his personal WWII Biography and history at- http://544ebsr.yolasite.com . He was married to wife Josephine for 74 years and lived in Melville, NY for 46 years, where son Jeff and daughters Patricia and Kathleen were born. Charles joined the Melville Volunteer Fire Department in 1952, as the 39th member and served in Company 1 as a Lieutenant and Captain, then becoming Fire Chief, Commissioner and Lifetime Member. In his early years, he worked for Sylvania on the new thermal stovetop inductive technology and then moved to Grumman Aerospace, where he worked on the F-16 and Apollo Moon Project-Lunar Lander (LEM) Programs. He is one of the many technicians that had their names flown and landed on the moon on plaques that were affixed to the LEM-Lunar Lander. Charles and Josephine moved to Bedford, NH in 2003, as their second home, where they have lived and have enjoyed the beauty of NH and family and friends. Calling hours will be at the AL Jacobsen Funeral Home, Huntington, NY on November 8, 2021 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. with Fire Department Services at 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary R.C Church, Melville, NY on Tuesday November 9, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. with Fire Department and Military Funeral Services and burial at Melville Cemetery, Melville, NY to follow. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the many New Hampshire Health Care Workers at: Dartmouth Hitchcock, The Veterans Administration and The Elliott Hospital, who provided excellent, compassionate and supportive care. Additionally, we would like to extend our gratitude to the Melville Fire Department for their constant care and support in organizing these services in conjunction with Chris Eccleston and the Staff of the AL Jacobsen Funeral Home, who has provided us with exceptional care, as well. Cards and condolence may be sent to Lambert Funeral Home, Manchester, NH and AL Jacobsen Funeral Home, Huntington, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to the Future in Sight, 25 Walker Street, Concord, NH 03301.

Charles Edward Martin

December 24, 1924 - October 30, 2021