WORTMAN-WARD
WARD KENNETH WORTMAN
CAPT
Ward Kenneth Wortman Date of death: 9-Mar-34
Ward Wortman graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1900. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Ward Kenneth Wortman, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. PORTER and the U.S.S. Rathburne, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested with enemy submarines and mines, in escorting and protecting vitally important convoys of troops and supplies through these waters, and in offensive and defensive action, vigorously and unremittingly prosecuted against all forms of enemy naval activity during World War I.
Action Date: World War I
Service: Navy
Rank: Captain
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Porter & U.S.S. Rathburne
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret