Deane Alexander Turner

Military
media-46387.jpeg UPL 46387 2nd Lt Deane Alexander Turner, 323BS, 91BG

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Object Number - UPL 46387 - 2nd Lt Deane Alexander Turner, 323BS, 91BG

Flew on B-17 44-8431 'Cheri II'.





Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Matthew Jerome Templeton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-785017
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A tail gunner of the 91st Bomb Group clears snow from the tail of his B-17 Flying Fortress (OR-W, serial number 44-8431). Printed caption on reverse of print: '56153 A.C.: Freezing fogs and wet snows have crystallized to cover this 8th Air Force base in England with a shroud of white. This has been the severest winter in England in almost a generation. Prior to take-off, this 91st Bombardment Group tail gunner clears the plexi-glass window in front of his gun sights.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bass

44-8431

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cheri II
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Harmony, MN 5 May 1919

Enlisted

Minneapolis, MN 28 June 1943 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Other

WIA

22 March 1945 Wounded - PH awarded.

Other

Discharged USAAF

11 December 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Saint Paul, MN 6 November 2007

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 9 November 2007 Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

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https://www.fold3.com/record/62512774/social-security-death-index-deane…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66413535/deane-alexander-turner

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000

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Object number: UPL 46387 - 2nd Lt Deane Alexander Turner, 323BS, 91BG