The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Henry George Turner (MCSN: 1018623), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Rifleman of Company D, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 23 April 1951. When a dangerous gap was created in the squad’s defense line after his squad leader was killed and two other men were wounded during a strong enemy attack on the unit’s sector under cover of darkness, Private First Class Turner unhesitatingly left his position of comparative safety and rushed across an area swept by murderous hostile fire to reach the gap in the line and block an enemy penetration. Although the attackers immediately concentrated heavy fire on his position in an attempt to force a penetration, he fearlessly held his ground and poured accurate fire on the numerically superior hostile troops, killing one of the enemy within a yard of his position. By his aggressive fighting spirit, marked courage and steadfast devotion to duty, Private First Class Turner aided materially in the successful defense of the sector and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.