Willard M. Webster


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First Lieutenant Willard M. Webster


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Death Date: October 2, 1918 from wounds received September 29, 1918

Enlistment Date 14th NY:

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Regiment WWI: 106th

Company: K

Rank: First Lieutenant

Promotions: From Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant, date unknown

Wounded: In the face, September 29, 1918, near Ronssoy, France

Taken Prisioner: September 18, 1918 near Ronssoy, France. Died while a prisoner in Germany

Last Known Address: 241 West 120th Street, New York, NY

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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS

WILLARD M. WEBSTER, First Lieutenant, 106th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. He received a painful wound in the face shortly after leading his company to the attack, but refused to be evacuated until he suffered additional wounds, which eventually caused his death.
  • Willard is buried in Germany
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