WWII

Joseph Lester Worling

Rate / Rank
LT

Birthdate
1920

Date of Death
October 26 1945

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
- October 26 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific; Battle off Samar

Significant Duty Stations

Engineering Officer on USS Johnston (DD-557) (sunk Battle off Samar)

Decorations & Citations

Presidential Unit Citation; Bronze Star Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with six battle stars
Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon

Notes

US Navy service number 168295. Home of record; Meigs, Thomas County, Georgia. Taught school in Cairo, Georgia. Wife; Mrs. Ellen W. Nassburn. Memorial; Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines.