Courtney Turner (Atchison, KS), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Courtney Turner (Atchison, KS)

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1896

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: businessperson, philanthropist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Courtney Turner was a businessman and philanthropist from Atchison, KS.
He was born on March 1, 1896 to two of Atchison's pioneer residents.
He registered for the World War I draft on May 26, 1917, and described himself as tall, slender, with blue eyes and brown hair.
In 1917, he applied for officers' training school and was assigned to the Fifth Provisional Co., and by 1918, he had been promoted to captain.
He was the youngest officer (and soldier) in his regiment.
After serving with the army of occupation in Germany for six months, he returned to the United States.
He joined the Brown-Crummer Investment Co.
of Kansas City in 1922, and in 1925 he formed a partnership to establish Commerce Acceptance Co.
in Atchison to handle installment sales contracts for Ford cars sold by a firm in Atchison.
Commerce grew from assets of $27,500 to $22 million over the course of about 40 years.Turner was involved in WWII efforts as well, and was promoted to Colonel.
In World War II as a lieutenant colonel he was deputy chief of staff to the commanding general of communications in Europe.
Upon returning from military duty in 1945 he began investing in San Francisco real estate with the same partners he worked with in forming Commerce Acceptance Co.
In 1968, Commerce Acceptance Co.
was sold to Southwestern Investment Co.
out of Amarillo, TX.
That same year, Turner returned to Atchison.