TURBERVILLE-CHARLES
CHARLES WAYNE TURBERVILLE
Deceased
9/26/1971
Rate/Rank
SGT
SGT
Service Branch
USMC 00/0000 - 9/1971
Speciality
MARINE SECURITY GUARD
Born
07/17/2950
FINCHBURG, AL
U.S. EMBASSY, PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
PURPLE HEART
MARINE CORPS GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
MARINE SECURITY GUARD MEDAL
SGT Charles Wayne Turberville was born on July 17, 1950 in Finchburg, Alabama. He was assigned as a Marine Security Guard to the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, when on September 26, 1971 he was engaged in a softball game when the group was attacked by Khmer Rouge terrorists. Unfortunately, SGT Turberville was killed in the attack and several other marines were injured. He is buried at Bryant Cemetery in Finchburg. In his honor a highway in Alabama has been named the SGT Charles Wayne Turberville Memorial Highway.
Submitted by CDR Roy A. Mosteller, USNR (Ret)