C. Turner Joy

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Charles Turner Joy

Birthdate:
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: June 06, 1956 (61)
San Diego, San Diego County, CA, United States
Place of Burial: Cromwell Way, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD, 21402, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Duncan Joy and Lucy Barlow Joy
Husband of Martha Anne Joy
Father of Private; Private and Private
Brother of Private

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About C. Turner Joy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Turner_Joy

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

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C. Turner Joy's Timeline

1895
February 17, 1895
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
1956
June 6, 1956
Age 61
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