Herbert I Turner Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

First Lieutenant Herbert I. Turner, Jr., was born January 14, 1920. His next of kin were his wife, Lee Turner, and his parents, Herbert, Sr., and Mary Turner.

He was the Pilot aboard “Ascend Charlie,” B-17 tail #42-5903 of the 390th Bomb Group, 571st Bomb Squadron. On return from a mission to France on September 16, 1943, the bomber become lost in bad weather, and crashed into a mountain near Brecknoch, Wales.
All aboard were killed.

He is buried in the US Military Cemetery at Cambridge, England.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ascend Charlie
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

14 January 1920 1st Lieutenant Herbert I. Turner, Jr., was born January 14, 1920. His next of kin were his wife, Lee Turner, and his parents, Herbert, Sr., and Mary Turner.

Died

Wales, UK 16 September 1943 He was the Pilot aboard “Ascend Charlie,” B-17 tail #42-5903 of the 390th Bomb Group, 571st Bomb Squadron. On return from a mission to France on September 16, 1943, the bomber become lost in bad weather, and crashed into a mountain near Brecknoch, Wales. All aboard were killed.

Buried

He is buried in the US Military Cemetery at Cambridge, England. Plot D Row 1 Grave 44

Revisions

Date20 Jul 2017 14:35:32
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to service number, biography, awards, events and place associations
Date1 Mar 2015 02:29:32
ChangesChanges to biography and events
Sources

IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:52
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3720, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285