Theodore D. Turney

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Theodore D. Turney (33362238), Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as a Medical Aidman with the 80th Tank Battalion, 8th Armored Division, in Germany on 28 March 1945. Corporal Turney was a member of a medical aid group. When he received word that two soldiers were wounded he advanced without regard for his own safety. Passing through a mined area under heavy artillery fire, he reached the wounded. Under heavy small arms fire he rendered first aid and started evacuation of the wounded with a quarter-ton truck. Corporal Turney was riding on the front of the truck, attempting to make the patients comfortable when the vehicle struck a mine. He sustained wounds which later caused his death. Throughout the action Corporal Turney acted without consideration for himself, sacrificing his own safety for the benefit of others. His courage, determination and devotion to duty reflect great credit on himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.