Richmond Kelly Turner (1885 - 1961)

Born 27 May 1885 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

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Died 12 Feb 1961 at age 75 in Monterey, California, United States

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Biography

Kelly Turner is Notable.

Kelly Turner was awarded the Navy Cross.

Kelly Turner was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.

Kelly Turner was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal.

Richmond was born in 1885. He was the son of Enoch Turner and Laura Kelly. He passed away in 1961.

Adm. Turner is a legendary World War II admiral of the United States Navy who is best remembered for his role as a commander of a variety of Amphibious Force assaults on Japanese-held islands, to include the campaigns on the islands of Guadalcanal, Russell, New Georgia, Tarawa, Makin, Marshalls, Roi-Namur, Kwajalein, Tinian, Guam, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. As a pioneer of modern amphibious assault strategies and tactics, he helped plan and execute amphibious operations against enemy positions in the south, central and western Pacific. He would have commanded the amphibious component of the invasion of Japan.

Admiral Turner was responsible for the creation of the Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) that were an early precursor to the United States Navy SEALs.

He is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California, alongside his wife and Admirals Chester Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance, and Charles A. Lockwood, an arrangement made by all of them while living.

Sources

• Wikipedia Page for Richmond K. Turner [1]
• California Death Index, 1940-1997 [2]
• Hall of Valor Project [3] shows his six medals for valor.