Turner, Ralph Burnell

1918 - 1945  (26 years)

• Name	Turner, Ralph Burnell
  Birth	Dec 1918	Clifford, Williamson County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TURN.R005
  _FGRAVE	56304715
  Military Service	World War II, First Lieutenant, 290th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  	Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=587599
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		First Lieutenant, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		First Lieutenant
  		United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		75th Infantry Division, United States Army
  		75th Infantry Division, United States Army
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Turner, Ralph B. (1918-1945)
  		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
  Death	6 Apr 1945	Ickern, Kreis Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [1, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  		Ickern
  Burial	Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands   [1]
  	Plot: D Row: 3 Grave: 6
  		Entrance, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
  		Headstone, Turner, Ralph B. (1918-1945)
  		American Battle Monuments Commission - Netherlands American Cemetery The Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. The cemetery site has a rich historical background, lying near the famous Cologne-Boulogne highway built by the Romans and used by Caesar during his campaign in that area. The highway was also used by Charlemagne, Charles V, Napoleon, and…
  Person ID	I43066	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Turner, Roy D.,   b. 1877   d. 1964 (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Bier, Clara,   b. 23 Oct 1883   d. 14 Mar 1949 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F18727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Dec 1918 - Clifford, Williamson County, Illinois Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 6 Apr 1945 - Ickern, Kreis Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Burial - - Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13430] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Turner, Ralph B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56304715), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14738] World War II Honoree, Ralph B. Turner, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=587599) (Reliability: 2). [S14679] National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, 1 LT Ralph B. Turner, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1040653) (Reliability: 2).