Delbert Elliott Worthen

1918 - 1945  (26 years)

• Name	Delbert Elliott Worthen  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	06 May 1918	Tabiona, Utah   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Mar 1945	Luzon, Phillipines Islands
  	US Army WWII was overseas two months when killed in the Phillipines. Killed on the 1st tour of combat duty with infantry on Luzon March. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, Monday, February 28, 1949, Page Fourteen WORTHEN RITES SLATED TODAY MAGNA -- Funeral services for Pfc. Delbert Elliot Worthen, killed in action on Luzon, P.I., March 19, 1945, will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at 4760 S. State by Frank W. Nye, bishop, Magna First ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Pfc. Worthen was born May 6, 1918, in Tabiona, Duschesne county, son of Frank Elliot and Cora Olive Mayden Worthen. He received his education at Whittier elementary school and Cyprus high school. A carpenter, he worked for Oswald Construction Co. of Los Angeles and Kennecott Copper Co. at Magna before joining the infantry in May, 1944. He married Fay Olson Feb. 8, 1938, at Magna. Surviving are his parents, Los Angeles; his wife and three daughters: Dellene, Cora Jean and Barbara Ruth Worthen, Logan; five brothers and five sisters; Donovan H. Worthen, East Midvale; Frank R. Worthen, Magna; Eugene R. and I. Warren Worthen, Garfield; Grant W. Worthen, Appleton, Wash.; Mrs. Josephine W. Struthers, Dorthy W. Shope and Shirley Worthen, Los Angeles; Mrs. Beth W. Carr, Glendwood, Wash.; and Mrs. La Dene W. Glover, San Francisco. Friends may meet the family Monday prior to service at place of rites. Burial will be in Pleasant Green cemetery, Magna. Magna-Garfield American Legion post will conduct graveside rites. Thank you, Eric Ackerman Topeka, Kansas -----------------
  Buried	Pleasant Green Cemetery, Magna, Utah
  		Memorial for Delbert Elliott Worthen with Headstone Find a Grave
  Person ID	I1350	Grow
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Frank Elliot Worthen,   b. 25 Apr 1885, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 13 Jun 1951, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Cora Olive Hayden,   b. 08 Mar 1893, Hunter, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 07 Oct 1970, Dallesport, Klickitat, Washington  (Age 77 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1912	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fay Olsen
  Children	1. Dellene Worthen   2. Cora Jean Worthen,   b. 13 Nov 1940, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 22 Jan 2008, Alberton, Mineral, Montana  (Age 67 years)   3. Delbert Elliot Worthen, Jr.,   b. 3 Nov 1941, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 3 Nov 1941, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 0 years)   4. Barbara Ruth Worthen
  Last Modified	28 May 2012
  Family ID	F3656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 06 May 1918 - Tabiona, Utah  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Delbert E. Worthen Headstone Photo posted to Find a Grave by Blaine Worthen

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] Utah, Military Records, 1861-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Utah State Historical Society World War I Service Questionnaires [1914-1918]. Series 85298. Microfilm, 25 reels. Utah State Archives and Records Service, Salt Lake Cit;). Birth date: 6 May 1918 Birth place: Tabiona, Utah Residence date: 1944 Residence place: [S100] Utah, Military Records, 1861-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Utah State Historical Society World War I Service Questionnaires [1914-1918]. Series 85298. Microfilm, 25 reels. Utah State Archives and Records Service, Salt Lake Cit;). Birth date: 6 May 1918 Birth place: Tabiona, Utah [S13] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives and Records Administration, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administrati;). Birth date: 1918 Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Utah [S83] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tabiona, Duchesne, Utah; Roll: T625_1862; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 479. Birth date: abt 1919 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Tabiona, Duchesne, Utah