Born in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii on May 24, 1920. Attended St. Anthony's Elementary School. Moved to Honolulu in 1932. Attended St. Louis College in Honolulu, graduating in 1940. Worked for Western Union as a delivery boy, and Krispy Krust Bakery in Honolulu before joining the US Army on November 7, 1941, exactly one month before Pearl Harbor was attacked. Served in the Army on Sand Island, off the Honolulu coast, which was a Japanese interment camp at that time. Served in Saipan in 1944. Ralph was a sergeant, and upon landing on the beach at Saipan, he noticed that many Japanese soldiers were lying on the beach, covered with flies. Upon further inspection, Ralph noticed that there were no flies on their eyelids. He knew that this was an ambush, and he alerted his men. Had it not been for Ralph's careful notice to detail, he and his men would have been ambushed and probably killed.
Ralph was honorably discharged from the army in June 1945, due to health issues. He worked for General Motors until his death in 1973, where he was a foreman in the Forge Dept. Ralph enjoyed playing the ukulele and dancing the hula from time to time. He loved gardening, and was a member of the Demosthenes Club and The National Rose Society. He took great pride in keeping up their home and gardens. He loved warm weather, and hated the snow. (Perhaps it had to do with his place of birth?). He is very much missed by his family and friends.
Ralph was honorably discharged from the army in June 1945, due to health issues. He worked for General Motors until his death in 1973, where he was a foreman in the Forge Dept. Ralph enjoyed playing the ukulele and dancing the hula from time to time. He loved gardening, and was a member of the Demosthenes Club and The National Rose Society. He took great pride in keeping up their home and gardens. He loved warm weather, and hated the snow. (Perhaps it had to do with his place of birth?). He is very much missed by his family and friends.
Born in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii on May 24, 1920. Attended St. Anthony's Elementary School. Moved to Honolulu in 1932. Attended St. Louis College in Honolulu, graduating in 1940. Worked for Western Union as a delivery boy, and Krispy Krust Bakery in Honolulu before joining the US Army on November 7, 1941, exactly one month before Pearl Harbor was attacked. Served in the Army on Sand Island, off the Honolulu coast, which was a Japanese interment camp at that time. Served in Saipan in 1944. Ralph was a sergeant, and upon landing on the beach at Saipan, he noticed that many Japanese soldiers were lying on the beach, covered with flies. Upon further inspection, Ralph noticed that there were no flies on their eyelids. He knew that this was an ambush, and he alerted his men. Had it not been for Ralph's careful notice to detail, he and his men would have been ambushed and probably killed.
Ralph was honorably discharged from the army in June 1945, due to health issues. He worked for General Motors until his death in 1973, where he was a foreman in the Forge Dept. Ralph enjoyed playing the ukulele and dancing the hula from time to time. He loved gardening, and was a member of the Demosthenes Club and The National Rose Society. He took great pride in keeping up their home and gardens. He loved warm weather, and hated the snow. (Perhaps it had to do with his place of birth?). He is very much missed by his family and friends.
Ralph was honorably discharged from the army in June 1945, due to health issues. He worked for General Motors until his death in 1973, where he was a foreman in the Forge Dept. Ralph enjoyed playing the ukulele and dancing the hula from time to time. He loved gardening, and was a member of the Demosthenes Club and The National Rose Society. He took great pride in keeping up their home and gardens. He loved warm weather, and hated the snow. (Perhaps it had to do with his place of birth?). He is very much missed by his family and friends.
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Ralph Turner, New York, Sgt US Army, World War II, May 24, 1920 - January 11, 1973
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