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Personal info

Full name
TURNER, Charles McDonald Jr
Date of birth
2 April 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
35069705
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
1695th Engineer Combat Battalion
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
26 April 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 18 1

Immediate family

Members
Charles Turner (father)
Hazel Turner (mother)
Warren Turner (brother)
Betty Turner (sister)

More information

T/5 Charles M. Turner Jr. enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 16 July 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten