August 1943: USS Turner DD-648 underway off Cuba.

(Photo courtesy of David L. Merrill USN, Radioman 1st Class USS Turner DD-648)

December 1943: USS Turner DD-648 underway in the Atlantic.

(Photo courtesy of David L. Merrill USN, Radioman 1st Class USS Turner DD-648)

USS Turner DD-648 date and location not available.

January 3, 1944: USS Turner DD-648 exploding off Sandy Hook, New Jersey.

(Photo courtesy of David L. Merrill USN, Radioman 1st Class USS Turner DD-648)

The shattered bow of the USS Turner after being salvaged March 1944.

(Photo courtesy of David L. Merrill USN, Radioman 1st Class USS Turner DD-648)