Walter Henry Martin

1909 - 1966  (57 years)

• Name	Walter Henry Martin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	27 Jun 1909	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  	Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Mary and John Martin
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	14 May 1942  [1, 7]
  	US Army - WWII
  		Military Poster-WWII (Army)
  Obituary	Jul 1966	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  	The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Jul 1966, Sat • Page 21
  		Obituary-MARTIN Walter H Obituary of WALTER HENRY MARTIN • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Jul 1966, Sat • Page 21
  Death	14 Jul 1966	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 7, 8]
  Burial	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  	Rita McGurk and Walter Martin, buried together
  		Mount Calvary Cemetery (also known as Calvary Cemetery, Old Calvary Cemetery) Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find a Grave: #2149537
  Person ID	I19335	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Rita Elaine Gebhardt,   b. 17 Jul 1922, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 Mar 2009, Hyde Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1950	Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F7286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jun 1909 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Mary and John Martin - 1910 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 26 Aug 1950 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Obituary - The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Jul 1966, Sat • Page 21 - Jul 1966 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death - 14 Jul 1966 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Poster-WWII (Army)

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-MARTIN Walter H Obituary of WALTER HENRY MARTIN • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Jul 1966, Sat • Page 21

  
  

  People

  MARTIN-Walter H Walter Henry Martin

  
  

• Sources

  [S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). Birth date: 1909 Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Massachusetts [S1302] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 [S427] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 617. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 617 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_624; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1616; FHL microfilm: 1374637. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_624; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1616; FHL microfilm: 1374637 [S1238] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Sacramental Records; Volume: 60305; Page: 11. [S1890] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Walter Martin • Boston Globe - Jul 1966, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 16 Jul 1966;), Walter Henry Martin Obituary. MARTIN • Of Roslindale, July 14. Walter H, beloved husband of Rita E (Gebhardt); brother of Mrs Dorothy E Gorman of Somerville, Mrs Loretta M Shea of Roslindale, and Thomas H of Hyde Park. Funeral from the F J Higgins Funeral Home, Monday, July 18. Solemn Requiem Mass in the Sacred Heart Church. Relatives and friends invited. Late World War II Veteran. • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Jul 1966, Sat • Page 21 https://www.newspapers.com/image/433809291/?article=783e42ce-2581-4307-8afc-6a26a0b5e361&focus=0.27238452,0.5108605,0.3922159,0.53724253&xid=3355 Obituary-MARTIN Walter H Obituary of WALTER HENRY MARTIN • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Jul 1966, Sat • Page 21 [S8332] Find a Grave: MARTIN Walter H 1909-1966, Walter Henry Martin (Veteran). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236753440/walter-henry-martin [S300] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [S2326] Find a Grave: GEBHARDT Rita McGurk 1922-2009, Rita Elaine Gebhardt Martin McGurk. BIRTH: 17 Jul 1922 Massachusetts DEATH: 28 Mar 2009 (aged 86) Suffolk County, Massachusetts BURIAL: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts MEMORIAL ID: 106301689 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106301689/rita-elaine-mcgurk Obituary-McGURK Rita (Gebhardt) Obituary of RITA ELAINE GEBHART MARTIN McGURK