Gen. Allen Hal Turnage
Farmville, Pitt County, North Carolina
Marker Inscription
Gen. Allen Hal Turnage 1891 1971. Led U.S. Marine Corps Third Division assaults on Bougainville & Guam, 1943-44. Received Navy Cross. Born 1 block S.E.
Erected by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The Story
Allen Hal Turnage (1891–1971), born in Farmville, rose to command the U.S. Marine Corps Third Division in the Pacific during World War II. He led its assaults on Bougainville and Guam in 1943–44 and was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership. He was born just southeast of this marker.
Why it matters
Turnage's career reflects the pivotal role Marine commanders played in the island-hopping campaign that carried American forces across the Pacific toward Japan.
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Related people
- · Allen Hal Turnage
Related events
- · Battle of Bougainville
- · Battle of Guam
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