Private First Class, U.S. Army; Service # 36987278; 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division H3 td. Entered the Service from: Waverly, Illinois. Parent: Jasper and Leona Turner. Wife: Francis Rowland. Died: 24 Mar 1945. Buried at: Plot D Row 4 Grave 37; Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery; Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. Awards: Purple Heart. Russell grew up on a farm southeast of Waverly and attended Waverly High School, son of Mr and Mrs Jasper Turner. Turner is buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium, covering 57 acres, rest 7,992 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives during the advance of the U.S. armed forces into Germany. KIA March 1945.