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name
WEBB, John F - Date of
birth
14 December 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31291779 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 13 | 51 |
Immediate family
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Members
James F. Webb (father)
Thresa V. Webb (mother)
More information
Pfc John F. Webb enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 18 March 1943.He was buried at th Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/502/502_honor_uz.html, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / Rhode Island, State Censuses
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Storiesbehindthestars.org