WWI
George Leonard Worthy
Rate / Rank
E1
Birthdate
March 2 1896
Date of Death
January 27 1966
Branch
US Navy
Active Duty Service
October 14 1917 - October 12 1919
Significant Duty Stations
- US Navy Rate E-1 (First Class Electrician)
Decorations & Citations
- World War I Victory Medal
Notes
US Navy service number 127822. Charter Member and First Commander 1930/31 and Commander 1942/43 of American Legion Post 122 Grady County. Graduate of Norman Park Junior College and received his Law Degree from Mercer University. After a tour with the US Navy, he taught for four years at Norman Park. Locating in Cairo he served as County and City Attorney and was elected to six four year terms as Judge of the Cairo City Court. Elected President of South Georgia High School Football Officials Association in 1940. Judge City of Cairo 24 years. Burial: Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.