The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal J Frank Worthen (ASN: 39921471), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, France, on 14 and 15 November 1944. On 14 November, Corporal Worthen was leading a litter squad when enemy fire became so intense that he ordered his men to remain in place. Crawling ahead alone, he made his way to a wounded soldier in the midst of withering fire, and dragged him to safety. On the following day, Corporal Worthen again distinguished himself by advancing fifty yards beyond the front lines in the face of heavy sniper fire in order to evacuate a seriously wounded comrade. His intrepid loyalty to wounded fellow soldiers is in accord with the military traditions of the Medical Department of the Army.