Joseph Turner

"No mission too difficult! No sacrifice too great! Duty first!"

- Joseph Turner

First Lieutenant Joseph Turner is a character that appears in Call of Duty: WWII. He provides ammunition for the player and is a father to his men, often in battle with William Pierson, who is antagonist to the squad.

Biography
Turner joined the armed forces and rose to the ranks of first lieutenant and was allied with 2nd lieutenant William Pierson in 1939. In February of 1943, Turner participated in the Battle of Kasserine Pass alongside Pierson, who disobeyed orders to retreat and went to save his men who were trapped at the pass. Pierson's men died as a result of his actions, with the Axis powers scoring a win. Turner was there when Pierson was given an Article 15 and demoted to technical sergeant, leaving the latter embittered and apathetic towards his men.

D-Day
On June 6th, 1944, Turner and Pierson led a squad through the invasion of Normandy. The squad consisted of Private First Classes Ronald "Red" Daniels and Robert Zussman, Technician Frank Aiello, and Private Drew "College" Stiles. Despite heavy casualties, the squad pushed through the German defenses, clearing each bunker and destroying the anti-aircraft gun. After Pierson gave Daniels a cold welcome to the 1st infantry division, Turner gives the private a warm welcome, honoring his bravery and courage of finishing the objective and saving Zussman.

Hill 493 and Death
After the King Tiger is severed and two German tank personnel are killed by Turner, he is shot in the dorsa by the commander of the same tank. Daniels pulls him back to one of the trenches but Turner tells him and his squad to fall back so that he can give them covering fire. He barely and desperately stands up and fires his Thompson but he's shot to death by another German soldier, lying lifelessly with his eyes open.

Legacy
Pierson led the squad, making Daniels his second-in-command in Belgium. Despite Turner's pleas for Pierson to take care of his men, he becomes colder and gains the philosophy of "Pierson's world". Red snaps Pierson out of this before the battle of the Rhine, leading to an Allied victory and saving Zussman from the German labor camp. In the Epilogue, it's revealed that Red named his son after Turner, honoring his sacrifice on the hill.

Quotes
"To hell with our goddamn orders! {..} These are men! Our Men! When did you forget?"

- Turner to Pierson in Hill 493.