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TURNER, Clayton W - Date of
birth
5 January 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Maine -
Hometown
Castle Hill, Aroostook County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31317348 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Geilenkirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Guy B. Turner (father)
Rosie M. Turner (mother)
Dorothy E. Turner (sister)
Lionel E. Turner (brother)
Alfred B. Turner (brother)
Arnold J. Turner (brother)
Arlene M. Turner (sister)
More information
Pfc Clayton Turner enlisted on 19 February 1943 at Bangor, Maine.He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 17 July 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, 1930 Census, Hedstrom Family Tree, www.americandday.org, http://www.marylandmilitaryhistory.org/29div/reports/
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.wwiimemorial.com, Louis & Florence Stanich