Marty had a great sense of humor.  Once while we stood waiting in a long line to get into a movie, Marty said to me, ‘If I knew how long this line was, I would have pack-ed a lunch.’ That is the way he was, always with a little humorous remark in his speech.

Your uncle Marty loved real old time songs like ‘East Side West Side,’  ‘Danny Boy,’ etc. He knew those songs, word-for-word. If there was a piano  in the room, Marty would get the piano player to play his favorites, and he would get all the guys in the room to join in singing the songs. In his way, he became the ‘Mitch Miller’ of World War II.       

Marty loved and was proud of his Irish heritage. He loved Irish jokes and stories and was never at a loss to tell one. However, he did have some serious moments. For example:

I recall our first night at Camp Blanding. It was bedtime and the bugler was playing ‘Lights Out’– a sad tune. Marty called my attention to the tune saying how beautiful it was, and that next to ‘Taps’ it was his favorite bugle call.

Whenever, I hear ‘Taps’, I think about Marty making that statement so many years ago. Later, at Fort Benning - Marty, two other guys and I were lying in our bunks making small talk about baseball, food, etc.                                                                                                                       Mac and Marty

When the question arose. What are your plans for after the war?  Most of the answers were – get married – go to college – I do not know. 

Marty’s answer was: ‘I don’t think I will be around after the war. So I am not thinking about it.’ 

Elizabeth, your uncle Marty was a special guy cherish his memory and be proud of him.”                                                     

/s/ James M. McMahon