William Franklin Martin (July 19, 1863 – April 15, 1942) was a United States Army soldier who became a brigadier general.

[1] Raised in Xenia, Ohio, he entered the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York in 1881.

[3] Among his classmates included several men who would later rise to the rank of brigadier general or higher in their military careers, such as Joseph E. Kuhn, Charles H. Muir, John D. Barrette, Robert A.

[3] Martin sailed for Europe with his troops aboard the transport SS Persic, which was damaged en route by a torpedo from the German submarine SM UB-87 in September 1918 near the Isles of Scilly.

From February to October 1920, he commanded the 26th Infantry at Camp Zachary Taylor in Kentucky.