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TURNER, Harry - Date of
birth
3 July 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Smithville, Burlington County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33331389 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
524th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1943 - Place of
death
Singhofen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 22 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry J. Turner (father)
Kathryn E. Turner (mother)
Elizabeth A. Turner (sister)
Eleanor (Haemer) Turner (wife)
Barbara E. Turner (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3056 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing plants
MACR: 955
More information
Harry Turner was an insulation worker.He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 31 August 1942.
The airplane was shot down with a rocket by Feldwebel Mader in a BF-110G-2 of ZG 76/2. The airplane exploded in mid-air, killing the entire crew of ten men.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Jennifer Selph (granddaughter), Mary Ann Hunker - niece - courtesy of Maria de Graaf-Bessems, board member Stichting Adoptie Graven Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten