The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private Joseph B. Turner (ASN: 38047062), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, landing Force 51.4, in action in Chichagof Valley, Attu Island, Territory of Alaska, on 29 May 1943.