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Dedicated. Conscientious. Serious and studious, yet easygoing and well-liked by everyone. These are the attributes remarked by all who were touched by the fruitful, but too brief life of <em>Hiram G. Turner, Jr</em>. A native Floridian,</p>
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Glenn at an early age was attracted to the military life, largely due to the influence of a favorite uncle. As a junior in high school in Tampa he enlisted in the Florida National Guard. Shortly after graduation he joined the Regular Army and was assigned to the West Point Prep School at Fort McPherson, ultimately winning a congressional appointment from Florida.</p>
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As a cadet, Glenn demonstrated his many capabilities, graduating well within the upper third of our class despite participating in a broad spectrum of extracurricular activities. As with many in our class, flying called and he left to be an Air Cadet, returning to graduate with his wings. This was the start of a lifelong passion for flying.</p>
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There followed the usual series of advanced piloting courses and then assignment to P-38’s with the 434th Fighter Squadron of the 479th Group. With them he moved to England, and as a captain and flight leader logged 145 combat hours, being awarded three Air Medals in the course of his 36 combat missions over the Continent. But on 15 August 1944 he strafed, in his words, “… a flak trap doubling as an airbase.” Shot down and badly wounded, he was hospitalized first in the Netherlands and then Germany before being interned in Stalag X-B in Sandbostel, Germany. After his release by the advancing British Army, he spent another five months in stateside hospitals before being reassigned to the Air Training Command.</p>
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During his initial assignment at Boca Raton Army Air Base, Glenn got his first touch of staff duties in progressive assignments in the personnel field. This was extremely fortunate for him, since in this capacity he discovered working for him a Pennsylvania girl named Helen Raymer; they were married in September of 1946. At the end of 1947, they were transferred for a year and a half to Scott Field, Illinois.</p>
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West Point then called the new major. In preparation, Glenn attended the University of Pennsylvania during the 1949-50 academic year, earning his MA in international relations. On top of his teaching duties in the Department of Social Sciences, he helped rewrite a textbook, manage the debate team, supervise the preparation and conduct of major seminars, and attend a two-month summer course in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. Promotion to lieutenant colonel came during this USMA service.</p>
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The summer of 1953 brought an unaccompanied tour in Goose Bay and Baffin Island. This was followed by his student year at the Air Command and Staff College, and then by short assignments at Tyndall, Wright Patterson with the 58th Air Division, and then Langley as commander of the 48th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. These latter assignments were made additionally memorable by the arrival of a daughter and son.</p>
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The spring of 1958 brought promotion and assignment as director of operations for the New York Air Defense Sector at Stewart Air Force Base, followed in October 1959 by a step up to director of operations of the Eastern Air Defense Force at McGuire. In early 1962 the family moved overseas for two and a half years in France with duty in the Air Defense Division of Allied Air Forces Central Europe. From Europe it was a logical step to the Operations Directorate of the Air Staff in the Pentagon for what was to be his last two years of active duty.</p>
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In 1966 Glenn retired from the Air Force and returned to Tampa. He immediately went to work for Goodbody & Co as a stockbroker, a role for which he showed great promise. However, in March of 1970, before his fiftieth birthday, he succumbed to cancer. He was survived by his wife Helen; their two children, Kathy and Michael; his father, mother, brother, and sister.</p>
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Glenn leaves a solid record of achievement from combat in World War II through a series of command and staff positions allied to air defense and operations. When he left active duty for retirement and new challenges as a broker, we all hoped he would have many years to enjoy his children together with Helen and to meet their grandchildren. But the Fates left him only a few years— not enough. He has left a host of friends and the gratitude of the nation he served so well.</p>
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<em>HRT & WAK</em></p>
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