World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Worthington Alfred Franks
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Galveston, Texas
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 9TH AIR FORCE, 98TH BOMB GROUP, 345TH BOMB SQUADRON. NAVIGATOR ON THE B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER, "OLD BALDY", THAT WAS LOST TO ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE WHILE ON A MISSION TO BOMB THE OIL FIELDS AT PLOESTI, ROMANIA AUGUST 1,1943. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AIR MEDAL WITH 5 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AND PURPLE HEART.