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) |
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Buried |
18 December 1944 | Re-Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, SC | Interred Elmwood Cemetery Columbia, South Carolina |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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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
