Capt. Robert Francis Turner
Born: 5 November 1919 – Geneva, Illinois
Mother: Gladys I. Turner
Home: 1207 South Fourteenth Avenue- Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1937
– left before class graduated
Employment: Dwight Paper Company – Chicago, Illinois
Married: Frances
– 104 South Harvey – Oak Park, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 1 July 1941
Contact Person: Gladys L. Turner – mother
Enlisted:
– February 1941
– U.S. Merchant Marines
Serial Number: Unknown
Training:
– Saint Petersburg, Florida
– Transportation Corps Marine Officer Cadet School
– Shepherd Bay, New York
Unit: Army Transportation Service
Died:
– 24 March 1944
– fell overboard during landing activities in the line of duty
Buried:
– Mount Emblem Cemetery – Elmhurst, Illinois
– Section: S Lot: 401 S½ Grave: 3
