 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
| |
WORTHINGTON, Gordon E. |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
| PERSONALIA |
| |
| Name: |
Worthington, Gordon E. |
| Date of birth: | 1921
|
| Date of death: |
2005
|
| Nationality: |
American |
|
BIOGRAPHY:
Servicenumber 11071334.
Gordon E. Worthington enlisted at Springfield Massachusetts on August 19th, 1942. He flew a total of 24 operational missions from Great Ashfield, UK, between August 1943 and July 1944 with several B-17 planes.
|
| |
|
|
 |
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
|
|
Rank:
|
Staff Sergeant
|
|
Unit:
|
385th Bombardment Group (H), Eighth Air Force
|
|
Awarded on:
|
June 24th, 1944
|
|
Action:
|
Citation:
"For extraordinary achievement while serving as a right waist gunner on a B-17 airplane on many high altitude heavy bombardment missions over enemy occupied Continental Europe. Exhibiting a determined fighting spirit in manning his waist gun, Sergeant Worthington drove off repeated desperate attacks of eney fighters, thereby contributing to the successful conclusion of many operational missions. The alertness, bravery, and unselfish devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant Worthington on all of these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States."
|
|
Details:
|
General Orders No.230, Headquartesr 3rd Bombardment Division, 24 June 1944.
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
| |
|
|
|
AIR MEDAL (AM)
|
|
Details:
|
Second Air Medal received in the form of a bronze oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
AIR MEDAL (AM)
|
|
Details:
|
Third Air Medal received in the form of a second bronze oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
AIR MEDAL (AM)
|
|
Details:
|
Fourth Air Medal received in the form of a third bronze oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
AIR MEDAL (AM)
|
|
Details:
|
Fifth Air Medal received in the form of a fourth bronze oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
Provide alterations or additional information |
| Picture source: |
- Terry McGowan
|
| Information source(s): |
- General Orders No.230, Headquartesr 3rd Bombardment Division, 24 June 1944
- Newspaper article Auburn MA Paper
- USGenWeb Archives
|
|
|
| |
|
|
 |
|
All rights reserved © 2002-2011
)