Editing Graham Martin (section)

==Early life==
Martin was born and raised in the small town of [[Mars Hill, North Carolina]], in the state's western mountains. His father was an ordained Baptist minister. He graduated from [[Wake Forest College]] in 1932. Like almost all whites from the South at the time, Martin was a Democrat in his politics.{{sfn|Karnow|1983|p=657}} However, unlike many other Southern whites who represented the conservative wing of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Martin was an avid supporter of the [[New Deal]], which he saw as a way to improve North Carolina, which was a very backward and underdeveloped state at the time.{{sfn|Karnow|1983|p=657}} Under the administration of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]], Martin became a protégé of [[W. Averell Harriman]], who became his patron, which greatly aided his career.{{sfn|Karnow|1983|p=657}} Martin began his career in the [[National Recovery Administration]], a New Deal agency created to counter the effects of the Great Depression. During World War II, he was a U.S. Army Intelligence Officer, and he was aboard USS ''Missouri'' for the Japanese surrender in 1945.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources|website=The Fall of Saigon and Ambassador Graham Martin|date=29 April 2016 |publisher=North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources|url=https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2017/01/19/fall-saigon-and-ambassador-graham-martin}}</ref>