Tommie J. Worley

	NAME Tommie John Worley				NICKNAME —				SERVICE NUMBER 334421
	HOME OF RECORD Route 1, Santa Fe, TN				NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. John H. Worley
	DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1922		ENTERED SERVICE December 15, 1941					DATE OF LOSS November 25, 1942
	REGION Solomons	CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal		CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action			UNIT A/1/8th Marines			DUTY —
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 24 November 1942, with their attack to the west stymied by strong Japanese defenses, the 8th Marines maintained defensive positions and began sending out combat patrols. Firefights developed along the lines as Marine units tried to find routes past the numerous Japanese machine guns. Private Tommie J. Worley of A/1/8th Marines was killed in action on one of these patrols. His body was reportedly buried in the field, but was not located by later searches.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart					LAST KNOWN RANK Private
STATUS OF REMAINS Buried in the field.					MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery

Biography:
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Articles and Records:

Aerial photograph of the area occupied by the 8th Marines at the close of 23 November 1942. Patrols were sent out from this position.

Overhead sketch of the previous position.

Excerpt from the muster roll of A/1/8th Marines, November 1942. Richey received a posthumous Navy Cross for taking out two machine guns; his grave was found in April, 1944. Shanley and Worley have yet to be accounted for.

The Tennessean, 24 January 1943.

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Two portraits of Tommie Worley, found on Ancestry.com.

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