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U.S. Air Force · United States 
Merle Deane Turner
1923 – 1967
Vietnam Wall · Panel 25E
Lieutenant Colonel Merle Deane Turner served in the U.S. Air Force. Merle served in the Vietnam War. Merle was 44 years old.
How They Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Injury, unspecified
Circumstance
Killed in action
Place
Lam Dong
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
19TH AIR COMMANDO SQDN, 315TH AIR COMMANDO WING, 7TH AF
1115: Pilot, Tactical Aircraft, (various)
LAM DONG
1967
Pay grade O05.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
5
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Section
M
Grave
211-C
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Merle Deane Turner
Lieutenant Colonel
U.S. Air Force
- 1967
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