Hometown: Auburn, WA
Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Unit: 5th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division
Date of Sacrifice: November 12, 1918 - KIA near the Meuse River, south of Sedan, France
Age: 24
Conflict: World War I, 1914-1918

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Sources
Details and card photo provided by Mr. Dennis Anderson (Pvt. Turley’s great-nephew) and Mr. Garrett Anderson (Pvt. Turley’s great-great-nephew)
Military.com: Marine Iraq Vet Secures Corrected Headstone for Great-Uncle Killed in WWI
The Tacoma Daily Ledger, Jun. 1, 1917: Graduate Biggest Class in History
Aerotech News, Nov. 15, 2024: Veterans Day and Armistice Day in an American family: Section 18, Grave 1345
Military.com: New Headstone at Arlington for Marine Private Who Fell on Last Day of WWI
U.S. Naval Institute: Marines in the Rhineland Occupation, 1918-1919
Burial Site: Find a Grave

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