Mrs. Robert H. Turner has received letters from two army
officers, Capt. Thos. J. Gause and Capt. Robert H. Morrison, giving details of
the death of her husband, Lieut. Turner, who was killed in France July 24.
Lieut. Turner was an officer in Capt. Gause’s company. Capt. Morrison, who is a
North Carolinan, from Lincoln County, was with young Turner when he died.
Capt. Morrison wrote: “I was with Lieut. Turner when he was
killed and am the only officer who knows all of the circumstances.
“We were about one-half mile in the rear of the enemy’s line
when a three-inch artillery shell came over and struck Lieut. Turner in the
center of the back, going through his body. Death was instantaneous. He never
knew what struck him. He had been to dinner with me and we were going back to
the place where his company was located when it happened.
“I have served in the same outfit with Lieut. Turner ever
since he has been in the service. He has always been a popular officer, well
thought of by all officers and men, and we are all deeply grieved over losing
him.” –Statesville Landmark
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