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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Joseph Lester Worling

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Meigs, Georgia

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

He fought in the Naval Battle off Samar in the Philippine Islands. He served as a lieutenant engineering officer on USS Johnston (DD-557), a Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk on October 25, 1944. Awarded posthumously the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Bronze Star Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with six battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation.