George Benton Turner (June 27, 1899 – June 29, 1963) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II.
With the mass drawdown in force by the U.S. military at the war's end, Turner was soon discharged.
For his actions on January 3, 1945, he received the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman on August 23, 1945.
His MOH citation read: “The President of the United States takes pleasure in awarding the MEDAL of HONOR to PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GEORGE B. TURNER, BTRY.
UNITED STATES ARMY for service as set forth in the following CITATION: Turner was the only recipient of the Medal of Honor from the 14th Armored Division during World War II.