Richmond K Turner (CG 20) - Naval Cruise Book

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RADM R K TUR ER hlnurtlkiehmomlls lurneru is borntn l' rtlintl Oret in in Vu HHN e yrttluttul from the l mt tl Stiles N nt 1 ulemx ull! etmn - ltltlt tu tclts I tl - . , tterer it u :ti un idnuri mr serlul entisectttnelgs ' ' ' 'lx' ' f 'SS lRl'.Hl f' tml I 'XS H PHI' VIR! IN! 1 until .lunez lll.. N hen he joined 1. o'sl'l'.H'.lRil- tt uttttite 'vttitnat .1 y tr l. A e Y irlt 7 years liuml him tlwtmltlie l ittle lui INSI' 'INQNSYOI Y.1N'l.1 S ' 1lllllIl.ttN tml INS ,HISSINSII l'l. ln Uetnlxr I0-JU he lxemit direct ' N ir tins lmisum. - he ul the C htef fN nt flkftll n. n it Pe 'cm wr l UI, in the r' ' 1 ' e-tr fhltmrtl tp timed tlliti i z utx s e ' f.'s'tft nttltttttnlerittfhft f I S ll' t . V . we lveeime Clim- -nder fhttphthtott: llvrce South at ' 1, 1 t 7 hit mime ' - tiei sited in nmstofthe in :tor :mf hilt: tus cm, wee n en, wil e'tlnte'e'tJt77b'1l, .- nmtu .-hlmtrtl Turner s m 1st nt . is 1 'lv new ents durim. the '1- eihe eetttrtwtiut were the fitiztlzicziii-Tuite' n 1 1 n. he New ficorejq :paint the firm: Ny t mt t e wen it - ' .c X hill lei, h -md vu. upation of Saipan. Sevsuexiwslhllrere fidmirzl Turnerk amphibious vperztions through- out the Pteihe the ttre that he beczme Ln un In the ,lp new as the .Uliutor - the symlxl vfftst and tmwrzble striking. power. Beiides the .Navy Cnxss he receiwd the Distinguished Service Xtedal w ith three gold srtrs. the .Yury C omme'ndztion Ribbon the World War ll Victory' Nle'd'tl .md the Philippine l.ibe'r1tt'on Ribbon. He was also made a Coni- panion ofthe Order Ulmthe Bath by Great Britain. -kdmiml Turner was transferred to the retired List ofthe .Yau in the rank of.1dmirtl on July I 104 7. He' died in Monterey. California on Fl'.'bru:trs' I ' 1961. shortlyattcr the death ofhis wife the former Miss Harriet Sterling. married 51 years bcfbrc. 4 LETTER FROM ADM TURNERS PERSONAL RADIOMAN Dear Captain ABC Television coverage of Persian Gulf activity has attention on the USS RICH JUONDK TURNER The very mention of her name brings back a flood of memories for mg- ! ou see I was the pesonal radioman toAdmu-at Turner when he was Commander Amphibious Forces South Pacihc serving on his Staff from January I 1943 until October 77 1943 Admiral Turner was a short slight man w ith almost no military bearing He was shghth stooped and his khaki uniforms always looked as if they were tossed on htm from about 3 fa thoms away Yet he was the amphibtousgemus of H orld War ll lt was he not MacArthur who devised the island hopping strategy by passing enemy strong points ind cutting them off from their supply sources Despttc the enormous pressure on him I seldom san htm lose his temper or become llustered in any man ner el en under Dre He was tremendously con siderite oflus people and loved his enlisted men w hom it was said he trusted more than his ofli eers' l e an attest to his rather unorthodox meth od ol getting the job done Ctptam as a one time anchor clankcr I lmie grctt empathy for you your officers and ere w in your mission around the Persian Gulf Other ex-sailors with whom lam acquainted all feel the same way. We know it 's tough duty and you 'ire under restrictions to avoid using WUI full combat capability which makes the assign ment that much more dimeult. You are up against Iranian forces which are every' btt as fanatie as the Japanese kamikazcs and y0Uf warning time thus necessarily is very short All of vou aboard the TURNER face long l0l7K Pf' riods of boredom and inactivity yet withutht-' know ledge that all Hell could break loosc in J matter ofseeonds. lt ain texactly any tea parts' 5 et I know - as all Americans should - that tltf TCR NER s crew will carry on in the best tradt tions of our Service. For that we thank yOU ffm' the bottom of our hearts. And hating known the Admiral lm -Wff lxcllv Turner is observing all this from the sb - pilot s Ouarterdeek with a great deal Ofllffdc d admiration for the men of the vessel wht carries his name. l Keep her steady as she goes, Str- -.lon A. Holiday, EX USV

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WVARRIORS CREST 0l -' Oo- J' 0, t MONO If 7. -.' fo' XCYX . 0 nf. X Z 04, K A s 5 Q s S Bibi isatoti fig AT E A A 5 : o o 5 2 0 0 5 xx Y 'O' FFwe?f The i1ffUWhL'JdS around the embattled wedge lrcprcscnt- ing the enemyfsstronghold! dCf1UlC.1df71lf.'1l Turner fs successful leadership ofsix niajor .'1I7lf'hI'bl'UllS operations. These achieve- ments won him recognition in the form of the Many Crass, sym- bolized on the shield by the white cross. In the crest, hcra ldically the portion which shouts the owners identifving dcvicc in battle, the three missiles synzboliea lly represent the power of this Guid- ed Missile Cruiser named for Admiral Turner. The four stars below. represent the rank of' Admiral attained by Admiral Turner as well as the four distinguished service medals hc was awarded.

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