MILITARY PERSONNEL

Richmond K. Turner

1885 - 1961

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Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner (May 27, 1885 – February 12, 1961), commonly known as Kelly Turner, was an admiral of the United States Navy during the Second World War, where he commanded the Amphibious Force in the Pacific theater. Turner was also responsible for the creation of the Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) in 1942 that were an early precursor to the United States Navy SEALs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richmond K. Turner is the 1,608th most popular military personnel (down from 1,603rd in 2019), the 5,948th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,071st in 2019) and the 100th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, Richmond K. Turner ranks 1,608 out of 2,058. Before him are Viktor Zolotov, Thermantia, Alime Abdenanova, Alan Cunningham, Stanley Maude, and Pedro Teixeira. After him are Aliagha Shikhlinski, Edward Braddock, Mutsuhiro Watanabe, Andrew Scott Waugh, Georgi Todorov, and Sidney Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Richmond K. Turner ranks 162. Before him are Sigrid Hjertén, Frederic Lewy, Platt Adams, Guilhermina Suggia, Nadezhda Udaltsova, and Enrico Porro. After him are Emmy Hennings, Charles Daniels, Karel Hartmann, Alexandre Volkoff, Blas Infante, and Romà Forns. Among people deceased in 1961, Richmond K. Turner ranks 121. Before him are Platt Adams, Belinda Lee, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Grigory Levenfish, Joseph Orbeli, and Géza von Bolváry. After him are James Thurber, Ruth Fischer, Kiyotake Kawaguchi, Giulio Cabianca, Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, and Beals Wright.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richmond K. Turner ranks 5,948 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael E. Brown (1965), James McCaffrey (1958), LisaGay Hamilton (1964), Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935), Edward S. Curtis (1868), and Vanessa del Rio (1952). After him are Gary Chapman (1938), Linda Fiorentino (1958), Frank Zamboni (1901), John Mayer (1977), Michael Peña (1976), and Kevin MacLeod (1972).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Richmond K. Turner ranks 100. Before him are Nelson A. Miles (1839), James M. Gavin (1907), Doris Miller (1919), Robert Gould Shaw (1837), Tommy Franks (1945), and Arleigh Burke (1901). After him are Henry Halleck (1815), Carlos Hathcock (1942), Christine Jorgensen (1926), J. Lawton Collins (1896), Eddie Slovik (1920), and Braxton Bragg (1817).

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