About A. Frank Martin
Lived 1894 – 1982 (aged 87). A. Frank Martin was an American musician, known for Kappa Kappa Psi.
Andrew Franklin Martin (December 7, 1894 – June 9, 1982), born in Akins, Oklahoma, was a saxophonist, a bandmaster and an educational administrator and one of ten founding members of Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity.
He was an education student at Oklahoma A&M College in the class of 1920. In 1916, Martin joined the Chi Alpha social club which was formed explicitly to petition for a charter of Lambda Chi Alpha. The Alpha-Eta Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha was established on the campus of Oklahoma A&M on September 15, 1917. Martin agreed to help with the fraternity's creation and was selected, along with Scroggs and eight other members of the band, to serve as a founding member of the fraternity by band director Bohumil Makovsky.
Martin served as chairman of the ritual committee of the new fraternity and did much work for the third degree of ritual. The couple had three children: Andrew Franklin Martin Jr., Frances Martin, and Mildred Martin.
Andrew F. Martin Jr. was born June 11, 1920, and was a Major in the United States Air Force. Martin Jr. died on December 1, 1954, in an accident off Okinawa and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
A. Frank Martin died on June 9, 1982, and is buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Stillwater.
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Who was A. Frank Martin?
Fraternity leader, educational administrator (1894–1982)
When was A. Frank Martin born?
A. Frank Martin was born on 7 December 1894 in Sallisaw.
When did A. Frank Martin die?
A. Frank Martin died on 9 June 1982 in Stillwater.
What was A. Frank Martin's occupation?
A. Frank Martin was a musician.
What was A. Frank Martin known for?
A. Frank Martin was known for Kappa Kappa Psi.
What nationality was A. Frank Martin?
A. Frank Martin was American.
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