With The Colors
Francis Martinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martinson of Estherville, sent his parents word that he had completed his basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois, where he was stationed. He said he expected to take the additional training at Philadelphia, Pa., where he was to be transferred. He enlisted in the Navy as an aviation machinist’s mate, third class, in the instrument repairing division.
Source: Estherville, Vindicator-Republican, April 7, 1942
Our Neighbors in Service.
Estherville, Ia - Francis C. Martinson, stationed at Norfolk, Va. visited last week in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martinson.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, August 4, 1943
Francis Charles Martinsen was born Aug. 4, 1920 to Charles M. and Dena Helena Hoffman Martinsen. He died Feb. 27, 2008.
Source: ancestry.com
