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OLLEN TURNER WAS OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE 351ST WHEN THE GROUP FLEW OVERSEAS.  HE BECAME COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 351ST WHEN JACK KIDD MOVED UP TO GROUP OPERATIONS OFFICER AND LEFT THE 100TH ON JUNE 14, 1944. He was affectionately referred to by his men as "The Little General"  



Became a Major June 10, 1943 ASSUMING COMMAND OF 351ST BS

Became Lt Col Feb 28, 1944

6/10/1943                                                                                                  Promoted to Major, C.O. of 351st BS

6/25/1943    BREMEN                                          230051   NO NAME              With Capt Glenn Dye Crew

6/28/1943    ST NAZAIRE                                      25864   PICCADILLY LILY    With Lt Jack Swartout Crew

7/04/1943    LeBOURGET                                      23307   SKIPPER                With Col Harding and Lt Swartout           

7/28/1943    OSCHERSLEBEN                                 25865    JANIE                   With Capt Glenn Dye Crew

7/29/1943    WARNEMUNDE                                  25865    JANIE                   With Capt Glenn Dye Crew

8/12/1943    WESSELING                                    230089    SUNNY                  With Capt Glenn Dye Crew

9/16/1943    BORDEAUX                                       23307    SKIPPER

9/26/1943    PARIS                                              23307    SKIPPER

10/4/1943    HANAU                                            25864    PICCADILLY LILY

02/20/1944  POSEN,POLAND                                                                         With Lt Carl Janssen. 

02/28/1944                                                                                                 Promoted to Lt Colonel

03/19/1944  MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES                 31404

03/28/1944  CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX                     31708    SKIPPER II

04/24/1944  FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AC, NECKARSULM 

05/11/1944  LIEGE                                             31708    SKIPPER II

05/24/1944  BERLIN                                             PFF  TURNER O. LT COL COM & CAPT SWARTOUT



DFC -May 1944

Air Medal-October 1943

Soldiers Medal-Aug 1944

ETO ribbon with 2 Battle Stars



According to Olle Turners wife, his real name was not Olle N. Turner!!!!!!!! She said the the Army Air Forces got it wrong when they did his paper work and just added the "N" onto his first name! This info was relayed to Paul West at the Fort Worth Reunion.