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Personal info

Full name
TURNER, William Douglas
Date of birth
18 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Fauquier County, Virginia
Hometown
The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33629112
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Trier, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Nathan L. Turner (father)
Martha E. (Chapman) Turner (mother)
Nathan L. Turner (brother)
Pendleton C. Turner (brother)
Thomas L. Turner (brother)
Porter M. Turner (brother)

More information

Pfc William D. Turner attended high school for two years and was a maintenance painter before he enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 12 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Karen's Family Tree, www.10tharmored.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten