Turner, Carlyle Robert

Title

Turner, Carlyle Robert

Last Name

Turner

First and Middle Name

Carlyle Robert

Hometown

Richmond, Virginia

County and/or State

Virginia

Birth Date

30 July 1894

Birthplace

Williamsburg, Virginia

Parents

Robert and Edna Turner

VPI Graduating Class

1924

Undergraduate Major

Electrical Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Army

Unit

305th Field Signal Battalion, 80th Division

Rank

Private

Military Events

  • Overseas 12 months
  • Saw action in the Artois Sector, St. Mihiel Offensive, and Meuse-Argonne Offensive

Battles or Engagements

St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensive

Postwar Life

Attended Virginia Tech after the war

Files

Carlysle Robert Turner from the 1924 VPI Bugle - portrait.jpg
Carlysle Robert Turner from the 1924 VPI Bugle.jpg
Carlyle Robert Turner WW1 Questionairre - pg 2.tif
Carlyle Robert Turner WW1 Questionairre - pg 1.tif
Carlyle Robert Turner WW1 Questionairre - pg 3.tif
1924 Overseas Club.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Turner, Carlyle Robert,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 29, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1140.

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