World War II Honoree

Alan Beaumont Worthington

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Langhorne, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY WHEN HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL DURING WWII. HE LANDED AT OMAHA BEACH IN AUGUST OF 1944 WITH THE 131ST ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY 90MM GUN BRIGADE. HE SAW ACTION AS A CANNONEER IN FRANCE, HELPING TO LIBERATE PARIS AND IN BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, THE NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY. HE ALSO FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WHERE HE STOOD IN SLUSH AND ICE WHICH RESULTED IN FROST BITTEN FEET AND CAUSED PERMANENT NERVE AND VASCULAR DAMAGE. HE WAS DISCHARGED IN FEBRUARY OF 1946 AS A PRIVATE BUT CONTINUED IN THE RESERVES EVENTUALLY RETIRING WITH THE RANK OF COLONEL.