Brigadier OLIVER MILTON (O M) MARTIN
OLIVER MILTON MARTIN (O M)
Brigadier
1893-04-09
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
789178
School teacher
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Mohawk
Brigadier
1893-04-09
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
789178
School teacher
0000-00-00
Mohawk
Son of Robert and Lucy Martin of Ohsweken, ON. Reached the highest military rank ever held by an Indigenous person. During the First World War, he served in both the army and the air force. During the Second World War, he oversaw the training of hundreds of recruits in Canada. For his 20 years of excellent service, he was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer's Decoration.
Brigadier Oliver Milton Martin – Military leader, teacher and magistrate (1893-1957)
By Natalie Flynn, Army Public Affairs
Ottawa, Ontario — Brigadier Oliver Milton Martin, a Veteran of the First World War, held a distinguished career in both military and civ [...]