Vietnam War Memorial, San Augustine County Courthouse, San Augustine, TX, USA
N 31° 31.830 W 094° 06.679
15R E 394496 N 3488932
The dignified monument in honor of MAJ Murray L. Wortham, USAF, native of San Augustine KIA in the Vietnam War, at the San Augustine County Courthouse in downtown San Augustine TX
Waymark Code: WMXGCG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2018
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This simple monument of a bronze plaque affixed to a block of pink granite was arrested in honor of MAJ Murray L. Wortham, USAF, a native of San Augustine, who was shot down in combat during the Vietnam War, and eventually presumed dead.
The marker is located on the north side of the San Augustine County Courthouse, on the right side of the grounds. It is next to the tall San Augustine County Veterans Memorial.
The memorial reads as follows:
"[USAF Logo]
MAJOR
MURRAY L. WORTHAM
Shot down: December 30, 1967
(Date of presumptive death January 18, 1977)
Date of birth: May 26, 1945
F4C Phantom jet
480 Tactical Fighter Squadron of the
366 Tactical Fighter Wing
Da Nang Airbase, Vietnam (RVN)
[Rotary Club logo]
Dedicated by the
San Augustine Rotary club"
Placed by:: Rotary club of San Augustine
Date Placed: Not listed
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