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Charles Turner aboard a ship [ca 1919]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army; Navy
  • Service Unit/Ship: USS Rowan (DD 64)
  • Location of Service: Atlantic Ocean; Northern Ireland
  • Highest Rank: Electrician First Class
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/27862

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While the collective memory of World War I focuses on those who served on the ground and in the trenches, American sailors also took part in the war. Electrician First Class Charles Daniel Turner enlisted in the Navy in 1916, at the age of 29. His VHP collection consists of a service diary that he kept while aboard UB-88, a German submarine that was surrendered to the United States at the end of the war. Sailing from England to California, Turner took photos of the sub itself--such as the engine room, diving control station, and torpedo tubes--as well as his shipmates, and recorded detailed lists of provisions, rations, and menus. According to his notes, on one unnamed Saturday, the crew dined on roast pork and boiled spuds. An interview with his daughter, the donor of the collection, accompanies the materials

Charles Daniel Turner Collection
Interview / Recording

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[ Honorable Discharge from the United States Enlisted Reserve Corps. [12/31/1942] ]
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[ Enlistment Record of Charles D. Turner dated [6/18/1920] ]
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[ Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy [6/18/1920] ]
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[ Letter from Sue Turner Chapman to the Veterans History Project [11/3/2004] ]
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[ Journal of Charles D. Turner ]

About this Item

Title

  • Charles Daniel Turner Collection

Names

  • Lugar, Richard
  • U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
  • Turner, Charles Daniel

Home State

  • New York (State)

Headings

  • -  Turner, Charles Daniel
  • -  World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1914-1918

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Rowan (DD 64)
    • Location of Service: Atlantic Ocean; Northern Ireland
    • Highest Rank: Electrician First Class
    • Dates of Service: 1916-1920
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served aboard a captured German submarine, the UB-88, during a Liberty Tour on the West Coast of the United States in 1919.

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1942
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Audio: Microcassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-11-09)
  • Manuscript: Scrapbooks [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2004-11-09; 2007-10-31)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/27862

Collection Notes

  • Sue Turner Chapman gave an interview on behalf of her father.

Online Format

  • audio
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lugar, Richard, U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, and Charles Daniel Turner. Charles Daniel Turner Collection. 1916. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.27862/.

APA citation style:

Lugar, R., U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar & Turner, C. D. (1916) Charles Daniel Turner Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.27862/.

MLA citation style:

Lugar, Richard, U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, and Charles Daniel Turner. Charles Daniel Turner Collection. 1916. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.27862/>.