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Charles Turner Joy (17 February 1895 – 6 June 1956) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. During the last years of his career, while fighting leukemia, he served as Superintendent of the Naval Academy. The destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was named for him.
Navy log Memorial
SUPERINTENDENT, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD
SENIOR DELAGATE, UNITED NATIONS, KOREAN ARMISTICE TALKS
CDR, NAVAL FORCES, FAR EAST
CO, NAVAL PROVING GROUNDS, DAHLGREN, VA
CO, USS LOUISVILLE CA-28
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
ARMY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
ARMY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
NAVY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
LEGION OF MERIT
BRONZE STAR
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL
UNITED NATIONS KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL
1895 |
February 17, 1895
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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1956 |
June 6, 1956
Age 61
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San Diego, San Diego County, CA, United States
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United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Cromwell Way, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD, 21402, United States
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