World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Kenneth J. Webb
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Broome County, New York
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY JULY 28, 1942 AT BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. ARMY, 1ST PLATOON, EASY COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1945 BY GERMAN GROUND FIRE IN THE VICINITY OF FOY, BELGIUM WHILE FIGHTING IN THE DEFENSE OF BASTOGNE, BELGIUM, BATTLE OF THE BULGE CAMPAIGN. HE IS BURIED AT THE LUXEMBOURG AMERICAN CEMETERY, LUXEMBOURG CITY, LUXEMBOURG. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER. HIS DIVISION WAS AWARDED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AND DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION. HE WAS ALSO AWARDED THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, A NETHERLANDS ORANGE LANYARD AND THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION AGAINST THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES.