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TURNQUIST, Arthur Frederick - Date of
birth
19 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37319144 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
25th Armored Engineer Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
North of Frémestroff, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 28 | 38 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Carl A. Turnquist (father)
Esher (Ivers) Turnquist (mother)
Delores Turnquist (sister)
More information
Cpl Arthur F. Turnquist graduated from Roosevelt and Vocational High School and was employed at the F. W. Woolworth before he enlisted in October 1942. He was sent overseas in January 1944.He was killed by a sniper while engaged in removing a road block that halted advance of his column.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Minnesota Birth Index / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org, www.6th-armored-division-honor-roll.webnode.nl
Photo source: www.6th-armored-division-honor-roll.webnode.nl