Box 7x

Biographical information; Correspondence, letters sent and received, including details of the COCHINO rescue, 1945–1996; Naval Orders, 1938–1962; War Patrol Logs from BALAO; Writings, including diary, November 30, 1941–June 1943; Speeches, reports and typed manuscript. Subject Files on TUSK, COCHINO, SILVERSIDES, and TOLOVANA rescues; Photographs of Worthington, various ships and Deep Quest; Films of TUSK, BALAO and SILVERSIDES; Miscellany, including rosters, certificates citations, invitations and programs; Newspaper clippings; scrapbooks, photograph albums and memorabilia.

The collection consists of eight boxes that are divided into nine series. Series I, Biographical Data, contains Worthington’s obituary and several official biographical statements. Series II, Naval Orders, 1938–1962, houses naval orders, memoranda, and fitness and medical reports covering his active military career. Series III, Correspondence, undated–1995, contains both letters sent and received, including correspondence regarding the daring COCHINO rescue. Series IV, Writings, has Worthington’s wartime diary, 1941–1943, writings by other authors on submarines, and “The Silversides Story” by Frank Tannenbaum. Series V, Subject Files, has materials on USS SILVERSIDES, USS TOLOVANA, USS TUSK, USS COCHINO, and DEEP QUEST. Series VI, War Patrol Logs, contains the logs from ten war patrols of USS BALAO. Series VII, Miscellany, contains certificates, citations, calling cards, invitations, programs, rosters, newspaper clippings dealing with the COCHINO rescue and DEEP QUEST, memorabilia, and diplomas. Series VIII, Photographs, has photographs of a number of submarines, ships, submersibles, and people. Of special interest are photo albums of USS SILVERSIDES and USS BALAO. Series IX, Films and Slides, has videos of the BALAO, SARDA, TUSK, and SILVERSIDES. There are several reels of 16 mm film, including one entitled “The Silent Service.”