Martin Fackler
| Martin L. Fackler | |
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High speed photo of 10% ballistic gelatin showing terminal fragmentation of a .243 projectile
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| Born |
April 8, 1933 York, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 23, 2015 (aged 82) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | retired Colonel United States Army, physician, surgeon and renowned specialist in wound ballistics |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Fox Fackler |
Martin L. Fackler served in the U.S Navy from 1960–1975 and in the U.S Army from 1975–1991. He was a field surgeon at the Naval Support Hospitals at Da Nang, Vietnam and at Yokosuka, Japan, and later a colonel in the US Army's Medical Corps. He was the founder and head of the Wound Ballistics Laboratory for the Letterman Army Institute of Research from 1981 to 1991. He was a member and leader of numerous distinguished organizations, among them the International Wound Ballistics Association, the French Wound Ballistics Society and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Dr. Fackler had numerous teaching appointments and was the author of over 300 publications in regards to wound ballistics, body armor, and treatment of injuries for both the military and civilian populations. He is credited with a number of contributions to the field of terminal ballistics including:
Examples of Dr. Fackler's work on behalf of the U.S. military:
Wound ballistics for various Soviet cartridges
AK-47 7.62x39mm wound ballistics
AK-74 5.45x39mm wound ballistics
M16 5.56x45mm wound ballistics
M16A2 M855 5.56X45mm NATO wound ballistics
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