Horatio W. Turner III ’40

After preparing at St. Paul’s School, Harry followed his father, Horatio 1909, and nine other relatives to Princeton. He majored in English, played on the hockey team, and was a member of the Freshman Orientation Committee, the Westminster Society, and Cottage Club.

During World War II and the Korean War, he served for six years, commanding B-17 and B-29 aircraft. He was awarded multiple combat metals for “exceptional bravery” as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve.

Harry’s early business career was spent in the mortgage industry. He later moved with his first wife, Margaret Murray (Henderson), to Talbot County, Md., where he founded Peninsula Land Co., a developer and builder.

Harry was an avid sailor, fisherman, hunter, golfer, and private pilot. He was a member of Talbot Country Club, Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club, Tred Avon Yacht Club, and the Alumni Association of the Eastern Shore. As a class regional vice president, he rarely missed an alumni event.

His classmates extend their deep sympathies to his children, Mary Lynn Turner, Horatio IV ’67, W. Fitzhugh Turner III, John Volatile, Thomas Volatile, and Gerard Volatile; 10 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.