USS Turner MIA

Surname/tag: USS_TURNER

The goal of this project is to build family trees for the service members who are missing in action from the USS Turner (DD-648). They will be used to locate family members who may be able to provide DNA reference samples for the unknown remains buried at Long Island National Cemetery.

Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag, or send me a private message. Thanks!

Contents 1 Tasks 1.1 Profile Creation 1.2 Profile Improvement 1.3 Stickers 1.4 Citations 2 Unaccounted For 2.1 Officers 2.2 Enlisted Men 2.2.1 Seaman Branch 2.2.2 Artificer Branch 2.2.3 Engine Room Force 2.2.4 Commissary Branch 2.2.5 Steward Branch 2.2.6 Special Branch 3 Accounted For

Tasks

Profile Creation

Create WikiTree profiles for all service members who:

• Went down with the ship (DONE!)
• Survived the explosion (1/?)

Profile Improvement

For all crew member's profiles:

• Genealogically define (parents, spouses, children).
• Categorize (add East Coast Memorial category if applicable)
• Add a Military Service sub-section
  • Add Military and MIA stickers with proper rank.
• Write a narrative biography with inline citations.

Record Acquisition

National Archives at St. Louis	IDPFs for missing crewmen with surnames A-L.	DONE! Peter Juliano's file couldn't be located.
Army Human Resources Command	IDPFs for missing crewmen with surnames M-Z.	SENT
National Personnel Records Center	OMPFs for all missing crewmen.	IN PROGRESS
National Archives at College Park	Salvage Case Files Record Group 19: Records of the Bureau of Ships Entry: A1 1266-D Series: General Correspondence 1940-1945 Location: 470-08-19-04 Box: 925 File: C-DD648/ Deck Logs for the USS Turner (DD-648)
Navy Judge Advocate General	Full Investigation File (Days 1-19).	SENT
Miscellaneous	Locate a photo for each service member.

Stickers

Copy these templates to the profiles in order for the correct stickers to display. Fill in the parameters for rank as appropriate. The stickers will create the categories for the ship and for MIA:

{{World War II|branch=United States Navy|rank=|unit=USS Turner (DD-648)|units=USS Turner|enddate=3 Jan 1944}}

{{Roll of Honor|image=Roll_of_Honor_Template.png|rank=|description=Missing in Action|war=World War II|category=Missing in Action, United States of America, World War II}}

Citations

JAG Investigation Document:

'''“Proceedings of the Nineteenth Day (Findings).”''' United States Navy Judge Advocate General (Third Naval District, Federal Office Building, 90 Church Street, New York City, New York), January 23, 1944.

Unaccounted-for Remains Index:

'''“Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable),”''' [http://ancestry.com Ancestry] index online. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (2600 Defense Pentagon), Department of Defense (Washington, D.C.), {{Ancestry Record|62207}}

Unaccounted For

Officers

Commander

• Henry Sollett Wygant Jr, CDR

Lieutenants

• Arthur Frederick Alexander, LT
• West Adams Payne, LT
• Carlton Fuson Rees, LT
• Farron Everett Turner, LT
• Warren Winslow, LT

Lieutenants (Junior Grade)

• John Ingram Albach, LTJG
• James Edward Flanagan, LTJG
• Samuel Earl Forsyth, LTJG
• Edwin Wombell Hampton, LTJG
• Howell Sherer Murray, LTJG

Ensigns

• Henry Blaylock Briggs, ENS
• Albert Patrick Gross, ENS
• John Thompson Rankin Jr, ENS
• Charles Dyer Wright, ENS

Enlisted Men

Seaman Branch

Quartermaster

• Malcolm Ford, QM3

Signalmen

• Jack Myron Rash, SM2
• James Herman Stroud, SM2

Fire Controlmen

• Earl Clifford Maddox, FC1
• Francis William Grant, FC2
• Harlan William Olmstead, FC2
• George Thomas Douglas, FC3

Gunner's Mates

• Hjalmar Berthal Allen Hendrickson, GM1
• Toxie Anderson, GM2
• Robert Joseph Domke, GM2
• Albert Appel Jr, GM3
• William Edward Crosby, GM3

Torpedoman's Mates

• Harvey Albert Schlessinger, TM1
• John Jerome Stanko, TM2
• Norman Allen Buxton, TM3
• John Thomas Literal, TM3
• James Thomas McDonald, TM3
• Michael Shoplak, TM3

Seamen, First Class

• Reuben Bomar Allen, S1
• Walter Andrew Baluta, S1
• Eldon Leslie Cliff, S1
• Anthony Joseph Coletti, S1
• Harold Carlyle Collins, S1
• Francis Edward Cotty, S1
• John Blowers Cowher, S1
• John Paul Crossland, S1
• Warren Robert Donovan, S1
• Napoleon Francis Duchaine, S1
• Edward Paul Dunning, S1
• Francis Xavier Eisenberg, S1
• James Patrick Graham, S1
• Raymond Ernest Haines, S1
• Ralph Lee Lamoreaux Jr, S1
• Robert Harold Lickfelt, S1
• Ralph Anthony Matthew, S1
• Joseph Anton Pfeifer, S1 Biography complete.
• Harry Francis Randall, S1
• Frank Edward Rydelek, S1
• Edward Frank Wronski, S1

Seamen, Second Class

• Sykes Lee Beasley, S2
• Raymond Everett Bourne, S2
• Gerald Edgar Coleman, S2
• Thomas Francis Connors, S2
• Boyd Francis Cook, S2
• Samuel Frederick Currie Jr, S2
• Joseph Delvecchio Jr, S2
• Joseph Charles Dufresne, S2
• John Joseph Harr, S2
• Robert Walker Heintze, S2
• Walter Lorenzo Orear, S2
• Calvin Polivy, S2
• Clovis Abner Shockley, S2
• Howard Sparks, S2
• Clayton Eugene Tackett, S2
• Noah Tomlin Jr, S2
• Harry Noel Van Driessche, S2
• Robert Charles Waldrup, S2
• Cecil Houston Wallace, S2
• Morris Eugene Weirick, S2
• Milton Truman Williams, S2 Biography complete.

Artificer Branch

Shipfitter

• Edward Earl Grosvenor, SF1

Electrician's Mates

• Richard John Young, EM2
• George William Fahey, EM3
• Delmard Loyd Hovie, EM3

Sonarmen

• Roy Eli Wicker, SOM2
• Harry Reid Cornelius Jr, SOM3

Radarmen

• George Durling Behler, RDM3
• William Henry Boyer, RDM3

Radiomen

• James Francis Amrhein, RM2
• Penland Elige Faught, RM3
• George Mclean Hall, RM3
• Edward Thomas Maier, RM3
• Ralph Lee McGaughey, RM3
• Robert Purdy Jr, RM3
• Reed Gerrit Shanks, RM3
• Loran Max Smith, RM3
• John Francis Joseph Troy RM3

Radio Technicians

• Henry Lloyd Newell, RT1
• Robert Erwin Anderson, RT2

Engine Room Force

Firemen

• Richard David Duffy, F1 Research in progress by K. Kneeland. See research notes on memorial page.
• Edward Gilbert Claypool, F2
• Edward Constantino, F2
• John Danchanin Jr, F2
• Paul Martin Deveau, F2
• John Francis Duffy, F2
• William Allen Epperson, F2
• William Urban Finney, F2
• Jacob Peter Grund, F2
• Leo Joseph Corrigan, F3
• Clarence Napoleon Peeler, F3
• Charles Edward Ross, F3

Water Tenders

• John William Ader, WT2
• Ralph Edward Ball, WT2
• Paul Richard Norris, WT2
• Henry Edward Rochedieu, WT2
• Charles Francis Treubig, WT2
• Maurice Leo Cullerot, WT3
• James Vincent Cuseo, WT3
• Herbert Alvin Dunkel WT3

Machinist's Mates

• William Reece Hicks, MM1
• Glen Hubert Sharp, MM1
• Charles Hayden Wilkins, MM1
• Edwin Jesse Gutzler, MM2
• Walter Edward Wright, MM2
• Marcel Bernard Guertin, MM3

Metalsmith

• Lyman Woodward Jr, M2

Boilermaker

• Louis Andrew Sommer, B1

Commissary Branch

Ship's Cooks

• Fred Bernard Duclos, SC2
• James Leonard Hibble, SC2
• George Alexander McDaniel, SC2
• Peter Juliano, SC3

Steward Branch

Steward's Mates

• Roosevelt Cook, STM1
• Nathaniel Jerry Hadden, STM1
• William Nunley, STM1
• Rutherford Hanser, STM2
• Alphonse Senigaur Jr, STM2

Special Branch

Pharmacist's Mates

• William Edwin Eubanks, CPHM
• Grover Gerard Horn, PHM2

Yeoman

• Ignacio Jose Pacheco, Y1

Accounted For

• Clyde V Barnes, S2
• Robert Frederick Burton, RM2
• Francis Fernand Cormier, S1
• Frank Lauritana, S2C