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ORIFLAMME 15 CAPTAIN lll'lNltY l'IlGl5l'll'l VVUlt'l'1llNG'l'0N Capt. ll. ll. 1Vorthington, of Co. L of the 9th lteg. U. S. A. Infantry was killed in action at 7.-145 P. M., .luly 18, 1918. lle was leading the third llattalion over the top for thc second time when struck. Ile was a typical American soldier and a College man of heroic quality. Captain Worthington graduated from Lancaster lligh School in 1910 at thc age of fourteen. llc matriculated at Franklin and Marshall in 191111. During his col- lege days he was vice-president of his class, and was on the class Foot-hall, Base- ball, and Track teams. l4Ie was a memher of the Diagnothian Literary Society, heing its Recording Secretary for one term. Ile was in addition chairman of the Diagnothian Anniversary Committee. lle played on the Soccer team and Scruh Foot-hall team of the college. He was a memher of the Chi Phi and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities. For a time after graduating from college he turned to teaching. Going to Cambridge Springs he taught at the Polish College there. 1-le was later a mem- her of the faculty of the Trenton lligh School. Before America entered the war Captain Worthington's patriotic zeal called him to the military life. Ile took the examination at Fort 1-lamilton, N. Y., for en- trance to the oilieer's class at Fort l.t'1lVl'I111'1lI'tl1, Kansas. Passing the examination with a splendid rating he was commissioned Second Lieutenant at Fort Leaven- worth. ln December, 1916 he left for the I.eavenworth School, graduating l ehruary 19, 1917. On April 1, 1917 he was sent with his regiment to Laredo, 'l'exas, and later was hrought l'1ast to Syracuse, there receiving his eommission as Captain. llc was only twenty-three years of age at this time and was prohahly the youngest of his rank in the Itegular Army. ln Septemher, 1917, he was ordered to the ltxpeditionary Force in France, as captain, Co. I., 9th Regiment, U. S. Infantry. lle was severely wounded at St. Mihiel April 1-tth, 1918. 'l'he llag of his company was decorated for hravery in ae- tion and Capt. llenry Worthington was awarded the Croix de Guerre with palm. llardly recovered from his wounds he rejoined his command in time for the great eoanter-ofl'ensive of the Allies. 'l'he Major of the 'l'hird llattalion was killed and Capt. Worthington filled his place. On July 18, 1918 he lcd his men over the top at -I-.30 A. M. and at 7.30 P. M. llc was killed at 7.-L5 'P. M. that same day. lle lies hm'ied in a cemetery at Vierzy. Un May ti, 1919, his mother received another Croix de Guerre with palm with a special letter of colmaendation for Capt. Worthington from Marshall Petain of the French Arlny.
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' A.r-v AA:-4 A LIEUTENANT GEORGE HERBERT ZELLERS, A. A. S
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