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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Turnbull, Turner B. (Servicenumber: O-1291728) |
| Date of birth: | Unknown
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| Date of death: |
June 7th, 1944 (near Sainte-Mère-Église/Manche department, Basse-Normandie, France)
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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: E. Row: 21. Grave: 21. |
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American |
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SILVER STAR
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Rank:
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1st Lieutenant
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Unit:
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Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All-American" , U.S. Army
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Awarded for:
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Operation Detroit
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Action:
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For action performed on 6 June 1944 (D-Day), at Neuville-au-Plain/Manche department, Basse-Normandie, France.
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Details:
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Posthumously awarded.
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PURPLE HEART
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Rank:
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1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
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Unit:
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Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All-American" , U.S. Army
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| Information source(s): |
- MURPHY, R.M., No Better Place to Die, Casemate Publishers, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, United States, 2009.
- NORDYKE, P., An Irresistible Force, Historic Ventures, LLC, McKinney, United States, 2011.
- NORDYKE, P., Four Stars of Valor, Zenith Press, St. Paul, United States, 2006.
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- ww2-airborne.us
- allamerican82nd.com
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