Archie L. Turner

Archie L. Turner is a retired career U.S. Army Quartermaster Command Sergeant Major and Quartermaster Hall of Fame member. His career spanned over 32 years of service.

Military career
CSM Turner was drafted into the Army in January 1973, Induction Station, Coral Gables, Florida. He attended Basic Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, later graduating from the Unit Supply, Stock Control, and Accounting Course at Fort Ord, California. He served in numerous leadership positions such as Squad Leader, Supply Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, Chief Logistics Operations Sergeant, Force Integration/Modernization Analyst, First Sergeant, and Command Sergeant Major.

His previous assignments include 71st Maintenance Battalion, VII Corps, Nurnberg, Germany; Alpha Company, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; 3/7 Infantry Battalion, I 97th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), 3rd S&T Bn., 3d Infantry Division Fort Benning, Georgia; Security Training & Operations Sergeant, 548th Supply and Service Battalion, Fort McClellan, AL, First Sergeant, Headquarters and Alpha Company, 548th Supply and Transportation Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, New York; First Sergeant, Headquarters, Headquarters Company. 50Ist Corps Support Group, Yongsan, Korea; First Sergeant, 305th Supply and Service Company, 227th Maintenance Battalion, Supply Point 51, Yongsan, Korea; Force Development Integration Analyst, 13, US Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Sergeant Major, Commandant and Sergeant Major Joint Task Force-Kuwait, Southwest Asia; Headquarters, 3d US Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Command Sergeant Major, 129th Corps Support Battalion, 101st Corps Support Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Command Sergeant Major, 34th Area Support Group and Area FL, Yongsan, Korea; Command Sergeant Major, 19th Theater Support Command, Taegu, Korea, Command Sergeant Major, Defense Logistics Agency ., culminating nearly 33 years of service.

Education
His civilian education includes an Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Studies from University of Maryland, and iin July, 2012, Turner earned his Master of Business Adminstration (MBA) form Strayer university, Washington, DC. He attended numerous military courses and schools ranging from the Noncommissioned Officer Logistics Program, the Army Air Assault School, the Garrison Sergeants Major Course, Command General Staff College's Force Integration and Development Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, Race Relations and Equal Opportunity Course, First Sergeant's Course, Battle Staff Course, United States Army Sergeants Major Academy and Command Sergeants Major Designee Course.

Decorations and honors

 * Defense Superior Service Medal
 * Legion of Merit
 * Defense Meritorious Service Medal
 * Meritorious Service Medal, 4th Oak Leaf Cluster
 * Army Commendation Medal, 5th Oak Leaf Cluster
 * Army Achievement Medal, 6th Oak Leaf Cluster
 * Good Conduct Medal, 10th Award
 * National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Stars
 * Southwest Asia Service Medal 3 Bronze Stars
 * Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
 * Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
 * Korea Defense Service Medal
 * Humanitarian Service Medal
 * Non-Commissioned Officer Development Ribbon, 4th Award
 * Overseas Service Ribbon, 5th Award
 * Kuwait Liberation Medal
 * Air Assault Badge
 * German Schützenschur (Bronze)

Turner is a member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin, Lifetime Honorary member of the United States Army Quartermaster Association and a recipient of the 3d Infantry Division "Marne Man" Award. He is a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment. was inducted into the U.S. Army Quartermaster Hall of Fame in June 2010.