Douglas Haig Turner
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Photo contributed by David Grandpre. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/39908/category/Olbinski_R
Object Number - UPL 19766 - Left: 2nd Lt Douglas H. Turner (bombardier), KIA, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star. Right: Lt Richard Elias Grandpre (navigator). Lt Turner...
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. Shot down 22 June 1943 in B-17 #42-30076. Killed in Action (KIA) while helping the planes navigator 2LT Richard E Grandpre to successfully bail out.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34430596
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797308
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Wilhelminadoorp, The Netherlands | 22 June 1943 | Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Wilhelminadoorp, The Netherlands. MACR 2165 |
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Buried Or Memorial |
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California | Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2165 / MACR 2165, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
