Charles Allen Turner

Graduating Class
1941

Major
Textile Engineering

Activities at Clemson
Cadet Second Lieutenant, Company G, Second Battalion, First Regiment; Rifle Team; York County Club; Flying Cadets

Hometown
Fort Mill, SC

Family
He was survived by his wife, the former Jean Ann Nelson of Owantona, Minnesota; his parents, Mr. and Mrs Claude D. Turner of Fort Mill and Columbia; a brother Ensign Neely E. Turner, USNR; and a sister, Miss Elsie Turner of Augusta.

Service & Rank
Navy, Lieutenant

Unit
Patrol Bomb Squadron 208

Awards/Citations
Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal

Date of Birth
Jan 14, 1920

Date of Death
Jul 28, 1945

Details of Death
KIA in Okinawa, Pacific Theater

Burial Details
Beaufort National Cemetery, Sec 45, Site 240

Barrow Stone Location
SW