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Turk, Robert Richard, CMSgt.
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Contact Info
Home Town Chardon, Geauga, Ohio
Last Address Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas
Date of Passing Jun 22, 1990
Location of Interment Sturdivant Cemetery - Sturdivant, Texas
Died Jun 22, 1990 - Mineral Wells, TX; buried Sturdivant Cemetery, Palo Pinto Co., TX
Other Comments:
Robert Turk achieved the following ranks: Private - 12 Feb 1941; PFC Sp 3 class - 13 May 1941; PFC Sp 2 class - 1 Jul 1941; PFC Sp 1 class - 15 Sep 1941; Corporal - 10 Dec 1941; Sergeant - 1 Feb 1942; Staff Sergeant - 13 Jun 1942; Warrant Officer JG - 10 Nov 1942; Master Sergeant - 9 Jan 1947; Senior Master Sergeant - 1 Mar 1961; Chief Master Sergeant - 1 Jan 1969
Robert Turk had the following assignments:
Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX - Basic Training - Feb 1941-Jun 1941
Gardner Field, Taft, CA - Hqs & Hqs Sq, 73rd Air Base Group (Special) Air Corps Flying School - payroll clerk, Jun 1941-Jun 1942
Twentynine Palms, CA - Sixth Army Air Force Glider Training Detachment - Hqs - chief personnel clerk, Jun 1942-Jun 1943
Pecos AAF, Pecos, Pecos, TX - Army Air Force Basic Flying School - Jun 1943-Jan 1944
13th Army Air Force, 390th Bombardment Squadron (M) - 42nd Bombardment Group: Philippines - Feb 1944-May 1945; Leyte Campaign 17 Oct 1944-30 Dec 1944; Luzon Campaign 9 Jan 1945-20 Jul 1945 - Lineage: The 390th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) was activated on 20 Mar 1942 and inactivated on 27 Jan 1946. The Squadron was assigned to the 42nd Bombardment Group during its entire operational career. Aircraft: B-25, 1942-1945. Operations: Combat in South Pacific, 25 Jun - 22 Jul 1944. Combat in Southwest Pacific, 3 Sep 1944 - 14 Aug 1945. Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citation - Balikpapan, Borneo 23-30 Jun 1945. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation; Stations: Operated from Sterling Island 8 Mar - 8 May 1944, 17 Jun - 24 Jul 1944. Hollandia, New Guinea 23 Aug 1944. Sansapor, New Guinea 23 Aug 1944. Operated from Morotai 24 Feb - 20 Mar 1945. Puerto Princesa, Palawan 21 Mar 1945 - 27 Jan 1946
Las Vegas AAF, Las Vegas, NV - Hqs 3021 Army Air Forces Base Unit - May 1945-Dec 1945
Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX - 4121st Army Air Forces Base Unit - May 1946 Aug-1946
Clark Field, Manila, Philippines - Hq & Hq Sq, 13th Air Force - Sep 1946-Jul 1947 (included detached service to Guam in Feb 1947)
Fort Worth AAF, Ft. Worth, TX - 8th Air Force - Aug 1947-Jul 1948 (including detached service to Kwajalein Feb-Mar 1948)
Walker AFB, Roswell, NM - 509th Air Police Sq, 509th Air Base Gp; 715th Bomb Sq, 509th Bomb Gp - Aug 1948-Aug 1949 (included detached service to England - Berlin Air Lift Support)
Carswell AFB, Ft. Worth, TX - 7th Food Service Sq - First Sergeant, Sep 1949-Aug 1950
Limestone AFB, Limestone, ME - 4215th Base Service Sq - Sep-Dec 1950
Brooks AFB, San Antonio, TX - 34th Radio Sq Mobile - Jan 1951-Aug 1951
