World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Becton Wortham, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Nacogdoches, Texas
Honored By
Danny Jones
Served as a Sergeant with the First Battalion, Fourteenth Marines, Fourth Marine Division in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands during February 1945. Awarded the silver star for gallantry in action.