The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Infantry) George Thomas Worthen, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 139th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Varennes, France, 26 September 1918. Arming himself with a rifle, Lieutenant Worthen personally led an attack on a hostile machine-gun nest which was holding up the advance, capturing the position and killing or capturing the entire enemy unit, including two officers.