The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal in lieu of the Certificate of Merit previously issued to Musician Victor Turner, United States Army, for meritorious conduct while serving as a member of Company C, 17th Infantry Regiment, in saving the life of a drowning comrade at the risk of his own at Sweetwater Creek, Georgia, on 29 June 1909.