Marine Hero.... awarded the Navy Cross for valor in combat.
Award: Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the Second Nicaraguan Campaign
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private Charles E. Turner (MCSN: 204286), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism, coolness and excellent judgment in the performance of duty as a member of the advanced guard of a small Marine expedition in an engagement near Quilali, Nicaragua, on 30 December 1927. Although seriously wounded in the early stages of the fighting, Private Turner soon regained consciousness, crawled to a point of vantage, and continued to fire until he fainted from pain and lost of blood.
General Orders: Authority - USMC Communiqué: 204286 (9 May 1928)
Action Date: 30-Dec-27
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private
Company: Headquarters Company
Regiment: 5th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Brigade (Nicaragua)
Award: Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the Second Nicaraguan Campaign
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private Charles E. Turner (MCSN: 204286), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism, coolness and excellent judgment in the performance of duty as a member of the advanced guard of a small Marine expedition in an engagement near Quilali, Nicaragua, on 30 December 1927. Although seriously wounded in the early stages of the fighting, Private Turner soon regained consciousness, crawled to a point of vantage, and continued to fire until he fainted from pain and lost of blood.
General Orders: Authority - USMC Communiqué: 204286 (9 May 1928)
Action Date: 30-Dec-27
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private
Company: Headquarters Company
Regiment: 5th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Brigade (Nicaragua)
Marine Hero.... awarded the Navy Cross for valor in combat.
Award: Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the Second Nicaraguan Campaign
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private Charles E. Turner (MCSN: 204286), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism, coolness and excellent judgment in the performance of duty as a member of the advanced guard of a small Marine expedition in an engagement near Quilali, Nicaragua, on 30 December 1927. Although seriously wounded in the early stages of the fighting, Private Turner soon regained consciousness, crawled to a point of vantage, and continued to fire until he fainted from pain and lost of blood.
General Orders: Authority - USMC Communiqué: 204286 (9 May 1928)
Action Date: 30-Dec-27
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private
Company: Headquarters Company
Regiment: 5th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Brigade (Nicaragua)
Award: Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the Second Nicaraguan Campaign
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private Charles E. Turner (MCSN: 204286), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism, coolness and excellent judgment in the performance of duty as a member of the advanced guard of a small Marine expedition in an engagement near Quilali, Nicaragua, on 30 December 1927. Although seriously wounded in the early stages of the fighting, Private Turner soon regained consciousness, crawled to a point of vantage, and continued to fire until he fainted from pain and lost of blood.
General Orders: Authority - USMC Communiqué: 204286 (9 May 1928)
Action Date: 30-Dec-27
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private
Company: Headquarters Company
Regiment: 5th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Brigade (Nicaragua)
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