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TURNER, Merlin Fredrick - Date of
birth
15 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Linn, Washington County, Kansas -
Hometown
Contra Costa County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39405336 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
2nd Battalion,
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Leiffarth, Lindern, Beeck, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten -
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Merl J. Turner (stepfather)
Clara Turner (mother)
More information
S/Sgt Merlin F. Turner enlisted in Sacramento, California on 14 December 1942.His remains were recovered and buried on 23 December 1957 at San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, California.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - National Cemetery Interment Control Form, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - Fortune favored the brave: A history of the 334th infantry, 84th Division by Perry S. Wolff, www.abmc.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - William Watt, Peter Schouteten