Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Levinson Image Collection |
Object ID |
IA.LEV.2024.08.060 |
Accession Number |
2021.006 |
Title |
Joseph Turner Scrapbook Page Sixty |
Year Range from |
1940 |
Year Range to |
1945 |
Description |
This page of the Turner scrapbook features photos of a neighborhood and Joseph Turner, Clair Turner (a cousin), Sgt. John Harrel, and Chas enjoying scenic views of San Francisco from an overlook off the road. This scrapbook documents the wartime experience of Joseph Earl Turner, a jazz musician and golf instructor, who enlisted from Emporia, Kansas, in the US Army on 23 December 1940. Beginning as a private, Turner rose quickly in rank before separating from service on 7 December 1945 as a Technical Sergeant. He served in the 161st and the 195th Field Artillery bands and was stationed at bases in Kansas and California, including at San Luis Obispo and Fort Ord. |
People |
Turner, Joseph E. Turner, Clair Harrel, John |
Search Terms |
Scrapbook Album Fort Ord Joseph Earl Turner Musician World War II Era 161st Field Artillery 195th Field Artillery San Francisco Clair Turner Cousin Chas John Harrel Twin Peaks Neighborhood House Home Family Sergeant Child Scenic Hilltop Car Vehicle |