L.t. Turner Site

In 1809, while serving on the British ship Tay , Lieutenant Turner was dispatched in a small boat to purchase provisions near Macao. Instead, he was ambushed and captured by the , led by the legendary pirate queen Ching Shih (also known as Zheng Yi Sao).

: A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne who led a heroic defense at Neuville-au-Plain on D-Day, holding off a German force five times larger than his own to protect the flank of Sainte-Mère-Église. l.t. turner

: A Medal of Honor recipient who, despite being wounded three times, single-handedly charged German machine-gun nests and led his men through four lines of trenches before he was killed. In 1809, while serving on the British ship

The name "Lt. Turner" appears across several other notable military records: : A Medal of Honor recipient who, despite

: An Air Corps officer who served as the historian for the 449th Bomb Group, meticulously documenting their missions over Europe.

: A Canadian ace pilot who destroyed at least 12 enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain and operations over France.