Frank Roderick Turner Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rod Merritt (son of Frank R. Turner, Jr.)
Object Number - UPL 30119 - Frank ("Rod") Turner was Clark Gable's gunnery instructor.
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) aborted mission to Stuttgart; Crashed Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills on 16-Dec-44 returning to base due to failure of Gee and radio compass. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13119430 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Richland County, SC | 16 November 1919 | Son of Frank Roderick Snr and Anne Mae [Nance] Turner. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC | 6 March 1942 | Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina |
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Died |
Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills | 16 December 1944 | Crashed Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills on 16-Dec-44; Killed in Action (KIA) |
|
Buried |
18 December 1944 | Re-Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
|
Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, SC | Interred Elmwood Cemetery Columbia, South Carolina |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and mission associations. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
Contributormegmerrit
ChangesChanges to media associations
Sources
Rod Merritt (son of Frank R. Turner, Jr.)
Contributormegmerrit
ChangesChanges to nickname, awards and aircraft associations
Sources
Rod Merritt, son of Frank R. Turner, Jr.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / crashsites at acia.co.uk
