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Name:
Samuel J. Turley
Rank:
First Sergeant
Serial Number:
37030405
Unit:
761st Tank Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-11-09
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cem., Saint-Avold, France
Plot:
C
Row:
12
Grave:
20
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Samuel J. Turley entered the military service in Minnesota. He served in the 761st Tank Battalion as a First Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 9, 1944 by an 88mm shell during the liberation in Morville-lès-Vic, France and is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.