4. This Week's Stories and Requests for Help

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One of our readers sent us the following email. He's looking for help finding
discharge papers sold from a TIAS store in 2001 (which he found during a
search on the internet, listed on Worthpoint). Without a site name or item
number, TIAS has no way of tracing who sold this item that long ago.  Can
anyone who may have sold this or purchased it from a TIAS dealer please let us
know by emailing newsletter@tias.com?  We'll forward your email to our reader.

"I am enlisting the help of all you readers out there; to help me locate an
ArtillerymanCÇÖs Discharge from my GG Grandfather John W Turner.

John W. Turner, enlisted from Knox County, Maine, on the 9th day of November,
1861, to serve three years or during the war, and was mustered into the United
States Service at Augusta, Maine, on the 30th day of November, 1861, as a
Private of Captain Davis Tillson++s Second Mounted Battery, Maine Volunteer
Light Artillery, which later became the 2nd Battery of the First Regiment
Maine Volunteer Mounted Artillery, Colonel Freeman McCilvery commanding the
Regiment.

He was Honorably Discharged at Washington, D.C. on the 30th day of December,
1863 in the field, by reason of his re-enlisting the same day as a veteran,
and Sergeant in the same Battery, Captain Albert F. Thomas at that time in
command of the Battery.

John W. Turner was slightly wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863,
and for conspicuous bravery and soldierly conduct was promoted to the rank of
Second Lieutenant of his Battery.  He received a final Honorable Discharge at
Augusta, Maine on the 6th day of June, 1865, by reason of General Order #31,
and the close of the war.

John was born at Rockland, Maine on the 19th day of November, 1839, and was
united in marriage to Flavilla V.  Ingraham, at Rockland on the 7th day of
February, 1864.  He was a member of Edwin Libby Post # 16, Department of
Maine, Grand Army of the Republic, and his wife was a member of the Womans
Relief corps.  Four of his cousins also served in the Civil war, Franklin P.,
and Ordway Witham Turner in the same Battery as himself, William A.  Ratcliffe
in the 12th Maine, and William Henry Fogler, who was Colonel of the 19th Maine.

John is buried in Townsend, Ma, with his wife and daughter Clara Turner. 
Clara married Harry Curtis Felch, their daughter Marion married Maurice Hamel,
their daughter married Rene Fortin, their son- Me, Bruce is looking for this
Discharge.

Bruce Fortin the Great Great Grandson of John W Turner, born in Feb. 1959. 
Joined the army in Aug 1979 and currently holds the rank of Master Sergeant. 
MSG Fortin served in Central America during the conflict in Nicaragua, Panama
and was sent to train the Honduran Soldiers and build airstrips.  MSG Fortin
also served in the Gulf War from Dec 1990 to May 1991 in the 3rd of the 2nd
Armored Cavalry stationed in Germany at the rank of Staff Sergeant.  In 1993
MSG Fortin left the military and remained in Germany for 15 years.

In Jan 2001 re-enlisting as a Sergeant in the Army Reserves in Germany worked
full time as supply NCO for the 1172nd Transportation Company in Bamberg
Germany.  In Feb 2003 the unit was activated and served in Kuwait and Iraq
during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom for 18 months. 
It was in Germany MSG Fortin became a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of
the Civil War (SUVCW) on December 7th 1998.  Currently serving as the Camp
Commander Camp1 Fort Duffield and Senior Vice Commander, SUVCW Department of
KY and a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United
States.(MOLLUS)"

You can see the images here:

https://www.facebook.com/dianne.decourcy/posts/10205708750268573
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