Ruth, your husband was very young when his father died. Death when it comes is always bad but when it happens to the very young it is really bad. This award is for remembering your father-in-law whom you verily knew. I hope that you find a picture of him from a buddy. I would like to thank your father-in-law for his service to his country. May he rest in eternal peace that he so richly deserves.

The Turret Captain's duties were to maintain, instruct, and take charge of the gun turret assigned. They were assigned to Aircraft Carriers, Battleships and Cruisers. Each turret was assigned a Chief Turret Captain or First Class Turret Captain or both. The Turret Captain rate was terminated when Battleships and Cruisers that had turrets were decommissioned and all the gunship Aircraft Carriers had their turrets removed.

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