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Lonnie Bob Turner

First Name: 
Lonnie Bob
Middle Name: 
Robert
Last Name: 
Turner
Date of Birth: 
7/10/1925
Birthplace: 
Charlotte, NC

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge. His mother worked through the Red Cross to have a wreath put on his grave in a Belgian Military Cemetery.

Age at Death: 19

Image Source: Family photo

Personal Details

Education Details: 
attended Charlotte city schools, Alexander Graham, Georgia Military Academy for 4 years
Biographical Notes: 
YMCA
Family Details: 

Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie W. (Onalee Eckard) Turner - 1325 Harding Place, Charlotte, NC

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Army Enlisted: 8-1943
Military Rank: 
Staff Sergeant
Military Unit: 
289th Infantry, 75th Div.
KIA Date: 
12/28/1944
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Belgium
Military Details: 
Camp Breckenridge, KY; Camp Croft, SC; Camp Wheeler, GA; Ft. Benning, GA; Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Source: 

Newsprint and family information