The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Chief Machinist’s Mate Laurence H. Turner, United States Navy, for heroic conduct during war patrols in enemy controlled waters during World War II. Under extremely hazardous conditions during engagements with Japanese surface craft, Chief Machinist’s Mate Turner by his skill maintained the engineering plant of his submarine enabling her to sink one enemy cruiser and one destroyer and seriously damage another cruiser with two torpedoes.