Abraham J. Turner

Abraham J. Turner is a retired major general of the United States Army and is the previous executive director for the Department of Employment and Workforce in South Carolina.

Biography Turner was born and raised in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, son of Reverend Joseph Turner Sr. and Maggie Turner. He is married to Linda Turner, with three children. Turner attended a tribute to Lieutenant General Henry Doctor Jr., alongside Colin Powell in which he spoke of Doctor as "Dad".

After graduating high school he enrolled in the music program at South Carolina State University where he participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Music from South Carolina State University, he accepted a commission into the United States Army as a second lieutenant in 1976. While attending the U.S. Army War College he earned a master's degree in public administration from Shippensburg University. assistant Chief of Staff, C-3, Coalition Forces Land Component Command, Camp Doha, Kuwait, assistant Division Commander (Operations), 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Chief, House Legislative Liaison Division, Office of the Chief, Legislative Liaison, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

Turner's combat experiences include a combat jump into Panama during Operation Just Cause, a deployment during Operations Desert Shield, and deployments in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

He was the principal adviser to the commander and deputy commander, United States Strategic Command, and directs the activities of the command staff by developing and implementing policies and procedures in support of the command's missions. He chairs numerous boards, oversees the command corporate process, and serves as director of the commander's staff.

Currently, the retired General is CEO of AT Consulting LLC and is the Chairman of the SYC board of directors. He is also a member of Governor Nikki Haley's Original Six Foundation.

He will be speaking at the citadel on March 16, 2021.

Honors, awards, and decorations Among his awards and decorations, Turner has been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters.

Highway naming On March 27, 2008, a bill was introduced in the South Carolina Senate to rename a portion of Highway 41 in Charleston County the "Major General Abraham J. Turner Highway".