User:Javert2113/sandbox/Thomas K. Turnage
Thomas K. Turnage was an American military officer who served as the penultimate Administrator of Veterans Affairs.
Early life[edit]
Turnage was born in... on... , the son of . He attended high school, then and .
Military career[edit]
Turnage joined the United States Army in 1942 as an infantry officer; his service in the European Theater included the Battle of the Bulge. He also served in the Korean War.[WAPO]
Government career[edit]
Retiring as a major general, Turnage then became the
Personal life[edit]
Turnage married actress Poni Adams in 1945; the two had two children, and remained married until Turnage's death. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/nomination-major-general-thomas-k-turnage-be-director-selective-service
Turnage died in December 2000, at the age of 77. [1]
https://www.sss.gov/About/Past-Directors-of-the-Selective-Service/ Fmr director of Selective Service, etc.
- ^ Pace, Eric (2000-12-25). "Thomas K. Turnage, 77; Directed Selective Service Under Reagan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-21.