Frank Roderick Turner Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
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
Rod Merritt (son of Frank R. Turner, Jr.)
Rod Merritt, son of Frank R. Turner, Jr.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / crashsites at acia.co.uk
