World War II Honoree

Ernest Jack Webster, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kansas City, Missouri

Honored By

Lt Col Bruce Williams

Relationship

Family Friend

ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY FROM THE OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY ROTC PROGRAM AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT. DURING COMBAT HE RECEIVED A COMBAT PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN. HE SERVED MOST OF HIS TOUR OF DUTY AS AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER OVER THE THREE FIRING BATTERIES (A, B, AND C) OF THE 961ST FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. HE NARROWLY MISSED BECOMING A STATISTIC, WHILE SCOUTING AHEAD OF HIS UNIT, LOOKING FOR A GOOD FORWARD OBSERVATION POST. HE SINGLE HANDEDLY TOOK ON A SQUAD OF GERMANS. THEY LAUNCHED A PANZER FAUST ANTI-TANK ROCKET AT HIM WHICH EXPLODED IN THE DOORWAY OF A CHURCH WHERE HE WAS POSITIONED. HE MANAGED TO FINISH HIS WWII TOUR IN A FLAT NEAR THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE. HE SERVED HIS MEN AND HIS COUNTRY WITH GREAT HONOR.