Henry D. Turner
Home Town: Fairfield, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 66, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry D. Turner, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Le Vallee, France, July 23; near St. Thibaut, France, August 9, 1918. near the Bois-de-Septsarges, France, September 29, 1918, and near the Bois-de-Fays, France, October 6, 1918. Sergeant Turner, a runner, repeatedly went out under shell and machine-gun fire to maintain liaison between units, frequently volunteering for especially hazardous missions. After other runners had been killed, he rendered valuable service by repeatedly crossing dangerous areas in order to maintain communications.