Captain Henry H. Worthington, a son of Mr. and Mrs. T.K. Worthington, of Lancaster, and a grandson of Dr. Higbee, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction, left his position on the faculty of Trenton High School on November 1, 1916 to accept a second lieutenancy in the United States Army. He served at Fort Leavenworth, Lerada, Texas, and at Syracuse, being promoted in succession from second to first lieutenant and to captain. He crossed the Atlantic with his outfit, the 9th Infantry of the Second Division, and went into action. In April of 1918, he was badly wounded at Maisey, and could not rejoin his regiment until June. On July 18, 1918, he was killed in the battle of Soissons, while leading the Third Battalion. He was 24 years old at the time of his death. For his gallant service on the front, Captain Worthington received the Croix de Guerre with palms, the Italian War Cross, and the Distinguished Service Cross of America.

(From THE STAR AND SENTINEL, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday, May 14th, 1921)