First Lieutenant Willard M. Webster
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Death Date: October 2, 1918 from wounds received September 29, 1918
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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.