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He was photographed training Astronauts. Another article in the Springfield Daily News when he retired best describes his expertise.
Article from Springfield News (1980)
Some of the words are unreadable, but does not affect the interpretation.
1980
Jack A. Martin Retires
Jack A. Martin, 59, the son of Mrs. R.B. Martin …….Harshman Blvd., has retired as a swimming (instructor) at the Naval Aviation Schools Command ……Pensacola, Fla.
Martin, whose instruction centered on water survival techniques, worked from 1958 to 1964 in training United States astronauts, including Virgil “Gus” Grissom, a Mercury astronaut who inadvertently hit an explosive charge which blew the hatch off his capsule after plunging into the ocean following his first space shot.
Grissom, forced to leave his capsule and swim for safety as it quickly sank below the surface later credited Martin’s training program with saving his life.
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