TLBTV: The American Vision – With Guest, Author T. H. Martin
Tom Martin was born in the small town of Salinas California on November 8, 1942. He grew up in Snohomish, WA, a small farming community with logging and fishing as well. Tom attended elementary and high school in Snohomish, graduating in 1961.
Tom enlisted into the United States Marine Corps and received his boot training in San Diego and ITR at Camp Pendleton. After his initial training, he was sent to NAS Millington, Tennessee for aviation electronics school. In October of 1962, he was assigned to HMM-262 at Marine Air Group 26 in Jacksonville NC. He deployed twice aboard ship for European and Caribbean cruises. He also served two tours at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
In 1965 Tom received an honorable discharge in 1965 and returned to school to earn his diploma in electronic communication, television and radar. He worked for Pacific NW Bell Telephone Company and was promoted to supervision. He retired in 1990 from US West.
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