San Augustine in San Augustine County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Major Murry L. Wortham
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2014
1. Major Murry L. Wortham Marker
(Date of presumptive death January 18, 1977)
Date of Birth: May 26, 1943
F4C Phantom Jet
480 Tactical Fighter Squadron of
the 366 Tactical
Fighter Wing
Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam (RVN)
Erected by San Augustine Rotary Club.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 30, 1967.
Location. 31° 31.824′ N, 94° 6.685′ W. Marker is in San Augustine, Texas, in San Augustine County. Memorial is on West Columbia Street (Loop Texas Route 547) just east of South Broadway Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located near the northwest corner of the San Augustine County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 West Columbia Street, San Augustine TX 75972, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. James Pinckney Henderson (a few steps from this marker); San Augustine County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); San Augustine County Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Augus Theatre (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Hollis Building
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1. Murray Lamar Wortham. Great Warhawk nation website entry:
On 30 December 1967, then 1st Lt. Murray L. Wortham, co-pilot; and then Major Smith Swords III, pilot; comprised the crew of an F4C, call sign “Flamingo 02,” that departed DaNang Airbase as the #2 aircraft in a flight of two. They were conducting a Steel Tiger strike mission against moving trucks at a road intersection located on the south side of a jungle covered valley on the north side of a mountain range. Smith Swords and Murray Wortham are among nearly 600 Americans who disappeared in Laos. 1st Lt. Worhtam, while in MIA status, continued to advance in rank to Captain. He was given a presumptive date of death as of January 18, 1977. (Submitted on June 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Murray Lamar Wortham. Wall of Faces website entry:
A Texas Hero honored on panel 33E, line 6 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up
via Wall of Faces, unknown
2. Major Murry L. Wortham USAF
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2014
3. Major Murry L. Wortham Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2. submitted on December 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on June 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
