Harold O Turner

Pvt Harold Turner was killed in action on 19 June 1944, serving with Medical Detachment, 175th Infantry Regiment. On 19 June 1944, the 175th Infantry Regiment held a forward position at the Hill 108 salient, a stretch of ground pushed to within about three miles of St. Lo - the closest any Allied unit had come to the town at that time. The regiment's battalions were rotated through the exposed forward line, sharing the burden of holding this ground against one major and several smaller enemy counter-attacks. Day and night, patrols were sent out to probe enemy positions and guard against surprise, keeping the line active even when direct assaults were not underway. Regimental Troops would have shared in supporting this effort, though no separate record survives detailing their specific actions on this date. Pvt Turner was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.