Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


John Luther Martino

Merchant Marine. American

Born  6 Mar 1892Eldorado, MD

Roster information listed for John Luther Martino


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
Alcoa MarinerSteam merchantMaster28 Sep 1942U-175

Personal information

Son of William J. and Martha Jane Martino; husband of Monia J. Martino, of Baltimore, MD. His brother William Mack Martino was lost in the sinking of Albert F. Paul on 13 March 1942.

John Luther Martino was in command of two ships that were lost due to enemy action: Alcoa Cadet was mined and lost near Murmansk on 21 Jun, 1942 and Alcoa Mariner was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat in September 1942.


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