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Personal info

Full name
TURNER, Ralph Burnell
Date of birth
27 December 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Clifford, Williamson County, Illinois
Hometown
Flora, Clay County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
O1047816
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Near Dortmund, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 3 6

Immediate family

Members
Roy Turner (father)
Clara C. (Bier) Turner (mother)
Bernice Turner (sister)
Victor Turner (brother)
Harold A. Turner (brother)
Pearl J. Turner (sister)

More information

Ralph Turner graduated from Flora High School in 1936 and was a salesman.

He joined the Regular Army in Chicago, Illinois on 6 October 1941.

The picture was taken in high school in 1936.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com - Mr. Jerry Ellis (nephew), Mrs. Mary Ellis (niece in law), www.ancestry.com – 1920/ 1930 Census, http://75thdivisiondad.com – The battle for the Ruhr, Mr. Lynn Master (nephew), Geraldine Master (niece), Flora Public Library, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, Flora Public Library - Flora High School yearbook 1936