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TURNER, Robert Gilman - Date of
birth
22 July 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa -
Hometown
Linn, Dallas County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17169464 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 September 1944 - Place of
death
Airfield Brandis, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 24 | 39 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gilman J. Turner (father)
Dorothy D. (Hammond) Turner (mother)
Frances Turner (sister)
Kathleen Turner (sister)
Terrill N. Turner (brother)
Dorothy E. Turner (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38389 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: U’V AD IT
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refineries
MACR: 8889
More information
T/Sgt Robert G. Turner enlisted in Iowa on December 1942 and was sent overseas in March 1944.2nd Lt Arthur W. Schwall:
Lt Donlon ship 43-38389 was hit flak in target area and was last seen losing altitude with one engine smoking.
He is remembered at the West Linn Cemetery in Linden, Dallas County, Iowa.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Fox Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Shane O / Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Len / Steven Lambert