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name
TURNER, Jim - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Monroe County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35681438 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 80 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ida Turner (mother)
More information
Pfc Jim Turner was a teamster before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 5 January 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the abdomen.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dan Phelan