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Personal info

Full name
TURNER, John Steve
Date of birth
5 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
O2000582
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Honnef, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 8 26

Immediate family

Members
John Turner (father)
Bessie Turner (mother)
Stephen Turner (brother)
Ann Turner (sister)

More information

2nd Lt John S. Turner enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 6 April 1943.

On the picture: John S. Turner, Jr. at the moment he received his commission as a second lieutenant for outstanding battlefield performance. Formerly a technical sergeant, Turner was made a second lieutenant in the field and was commissioned by Brig. Gen. William G. Weaver, commanding general of the 8th Infantry Division.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Combined Arms Research Library, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Cards; 1930 United States Federal Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Barbara Ciccia