William Bradford Turner-Bony, France - Medal Of Honor Resting Places on Waymarking.com

He was born on February 28, 1893 in Dorchester, MA and he was killed in action on September 27, 1918 in Ronssoy, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WILLIAM BRADFORD TURNER

Rank: First Lieutenant
Organization: U.S. Army
Company:
Division: 105th Infantry, 27th Division
Born: Boston, Mass.
Departed: Yes
Entered Service At: Garden City, N.Y.
G.O. Number: 81
Date of Issue: 12/31/1919
Accredited To:
Place / Date: Near Ronssoy, France, 27 September 1918

Citation
He led a small group of men to the attack, under terrific artillery and machinegun fire, after they had become separated from the rest of the company in the darkness. Single-handed he rushed an enemy machinegun which had suddenly opened fire on his group and killed the crew with his pistol. He then pressed forward to another machinegun post 25 yards away and had killed 1 gunner himself by the time the remainder of his detachment arrived and put the gun out of action. With the utmost bravery he continued to lead his men over 3 lines of hostile trenches, cleaning up each one as they advanced, regardless of the fact that he had been wounded 3 times, and killed several of the enemy in hand-to-hand encounters. After his pistol ammunition was exhausted, this gallant officer seized the rifle of a dead soldier, bayoneted several members of a machinegun crew, and shot the other. Upon reaching the fourth-line trench, which was his objective, 1st Lt. Turner captured it with the 9 men remaining in his group and resisted a hostile counterattack until he was finally surrounded and killed.

Photo by guy and posted on findagrave.com.

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Armed Service: Army

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