- SURNAME
Turnbull
- FORENAME
Turner Brashears III (Chief)
- UNIT
505 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D)
- RANK
First Lieutenant
- NUMBER
0-1291728
- DATE OF DEATH
7th June 1944
- AGE
- GRAVESITE
Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot E Row 21 Grave 21
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Boulder County,Colorado
Native American
award Silver Star
KIA Ste Mere Eglise,Normandy
DATE OF DEATH:
07-Jun-1944AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/turnbull-turner-brashears-iii.35375/CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Turner B. Turnbull (ASN: 0-1291728), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company D, 2d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action against the enemy at Normandy, France, on 7 June 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/91744
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