Frederick Charles Turner | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Fox" |
| Born | June 13, 1923 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 2014 (aged 90) Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1979 |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands | United States Sixth Fleet Carrier Division 2 USS America USS Sandoval Carrier Air Group 3 Fighter Squadron 32 |
| Battles / wars | World War II Vietnam War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal (3) |
Frederick Charles Turner (June 13, 1923 – April 24, 2014) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of vice admiral. Turner began his career as Reservist and naval aviator during World War II and distinguished himself during Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in early 1945. Following the War, Turner remained in the Navy and commanded aircraft carrier USS America during Vietnam War.[1]
He later rose to the Flag rank and commanded Carrier Division 2 and United States Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea during the period of unrests in Lebanon. Turner completed his career as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare in July 1979.[2][3]
- ^ Calloway, James R. (1978). Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 1978: hearings before a. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 343. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ Wooldridge, E. T. (1995). Into the Jet Age: Conflict and Change in Naval Aviation, 1945-1975 : An Oral History. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557509321.
- ^ "Frederick C. Turner Collection – Veterans History Project". memory.loc.gov. Veterans History Project Websites. Retrieved 31 December 2017.