World War II Honoree

Henry Edd Webb

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Baker City, Oregon

Honored By

The Grays & The Howards

Relationship

Family

DRAFTED BY THE ARMY. WHILE HE WAS IN THE 17TH INFANTRY DIVISION, HE WAS A MACHINE GUNNER, SQUAD LEADER AND SECTION LEADER ALL AT THE SAME TIME. FOUGHT IN LEYTE ISLANDS IN THE PHILIPPINES. WOUNDED MAY 3, 1945 BY A KNEE MORTAR AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. FOUGHT IN OKINAWA; WAS IN THE 1ST WAVE THROUGH THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN. ALSO SERVED IN KOREA ON OCCUPATION DUTY, THEN WAS DISCHARGED AND SENT HOME.