Obituaries:  W. E. Worsham, Jr., Sabine Parish       W-625
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 6, 1945
Submitted by: Tammy Larche
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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W. E. Worsham, Jr.

  6 Apr 1945 - Marine First Lt. W. E. Worsham, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Worsham of Florien was killed Feb. 19 on Iwo Jima, the
war department has reported. He was 26 years of age.

  A veteran of three years service with the marines, he had
participated in the invasion of the Marshalls and Marianas.

  Before entering the marines in 1942, Lt. Worsham was assistant
agromnist in charge of the Louisiana soil testing laboratory. He
held B. S. and M. S. degrees for LSU and was a member of Phi
Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta and Sigma Xi fraternities.

  Besides his parents, he is survived by one brother, Lt. Marshall
L. Worsham, serving in Germany, and one sister, Miss Rose E.
Worsham, Baton Rouge.