Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haifi Alvin Lee Marts a ranar 4 ga watan Agustan 1923 a Wilsonville, Nebraska. Ya shiga cikin Navy a Denver, Colorado a ranar 2 ga Yuli, 1941. Ya yi aiki a kan kuma tsira da shi bin da
Yaƙin Midway. An canja shi zuwa ya yi aiki a matsayin mai kashe gobara, aji na biyu. A farkon yakin Tassafaronga, "New Orleans" ya ɗauki torpedo ya buga a cikin tashar jirgin ruwa wanda ya fashe da mujallu biyu kuma ya busa ɓangaren gaba na jirgin zuwa No. 2 turret. An sanya shi zuwa ƙungiyar gyaran gwagwarmayar gaba, Marts ya ji rauni sosai ta hanyar fashewa da wuta. Duk da haka ya taimaka wajen ɗaukar wani jami'in likita da ya ji rauni zuwa tashar rigakafin yaki a tsakiyar jirgin inda ya rushe daga asarar jini da gajiya. Ya mutu ba da daɗewa ba bayan haka. An ba shi lambar yabo ta Navy Cross bayan mutuwarsa.