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2Lt Leslie Peyton Turner

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2Lt Leslie Peyton Turner Veteran

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
16 Feb 1945 (aged 27)
Germany
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot G, Row 10, Grave 5
Memorial ID
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Mother: Annie Elizabeth Horton Turner (1896-1928)
Father: Thomas Peyton Turner
Siblings:
1. Florence Turner (Sherwood)
2. Vervian Turner (Beckwith)

His mother died when Vervian was very small. His father married a Miss Ragsdale, who raised the children.
(above information from S.L. Wells)

Leslie Peyton Turner was a Navigator on B-24s, 783rd Bomb Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, Fifteenth Air Force, flying out of Pantanella Airfield, Italy. His aircraft was shot down during bombing mission over Germany. (above information from David Niebes)
Mother: Annie Elizabeth Horton Turner (1896-1928)
Father: Thomas Peyton Turner
Siblings:
1. Florence Turner (Sherwood)
2. Vervian Turner (Beckwith)

His mother died when Vervian was very small. His father married a Miss Ragsdale, who raised the children.
(above information from S.L. Wells)

Leslie Peyton Turner was a Navigator on B-24s, 783rd Bomb Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, Fifteenth Air Force, flying out of Pantanella Airfield, Italy. His aircraft was shot down during bombing mission over Germany. (above information from David Niebes)

Inscription

2LT 783 BOMB SQ 465 BOMB GP (H)

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Georgia.



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  • Maintained by: Ed Sherwood
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56661745/leslie_peyton-turner: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt Leslie Peyton Turner (20 Sep 1917–16 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56661745, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Ed Sherwood (contributor 48084659).