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Oct. 25, 2008

MY DAD WAS ON BOARD WHEN THE TURNER SUNK AND SURIVED. HE IS NOW 83 AND DOES NOT TALK ABOUT IT MUCH. HIS NAME IS BOB MOWRY AND HE WAS A MACHINST MATE 3 CLASS. HE DOESN'T HAVE A COMPUTER  BUT I CAN RELAY ANY INFO TO HIM.

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Nov. 6, 2007

A tribute to a survivor, Lt. J. J. Clemens.

David McLellan

1.
Sept. 20, 2007

A very strange journey has led me to you. Before my mother was married to my father, she was married to Herbert A. Dunkel who died in the explosion, Jan 3, 1944. We found all of this out after both my father and mother passed away so they were not a source of information. I knew Mom had been married before my father but never had details. I had spoken briefly to my mothers brother about it and he was vague about her first husband, only to say that he died in a ship explosion in New York. I recently found documents concerning their marriage and the notification of his death from the Navy Dept. He died Jan. 3rd, 1944. I did some internet research to find what ships had sunk on that day and found about the Turner. A search of the roster of those men who died confirmed that Herbert was one of the casualties. This explains a lot. As a young man in the 60's my mother was vehemently against me joining the Naval Air Reserve. Now we know why, because Herbert was a member of the USNR. I would like to find out more about Herbert Alvin Dunkel. He apparently was from Holmesville Ohio and I'm doing some research thru that end as well. I know it is a long shot, but do you know of any men who survived the explosion who are still alive and could be contacted for more information? Any assistance you could give would be appreciated.

Regards,
Harry Lane