Kali Martin earned a bachelor's degree in International Studies and German at the University of Miami and a master's degree in Military and Public History at the University of New Orleans. She began volunteering on the PT-305 restoration project as a graduate student and now serves as a crew member aboard the vessel. As a Research Assistant at the Museum she has worked on a PT-305 exhibit housed in the vessel’s Lakeshore Landing boathouse, written a guide to conducting research on individual participation in World War II, and worked on a variety of projects as part of the President Emeritus's Office. She is a member of the Museum's Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.
Kali Martin
Research Historian
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