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William
H.
Turner
, Jr.
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Wilson

, 

North Carolina

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron

    Division:

    U.S.S. Cabot

    Action Date:

    October 16, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 345 (December 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign William H. Turner, Jr. (NSN: 0-326115), United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot in a Fighting Squadron embarked in U.S.S. CABOT over Formosa on 16 October 1944.