By most accounts, he did not like what he saw and had great disdain for Germany's audacity in creating the war.
Webster originally trained with Fox Company, jumped on D-Day with Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion, then requested a transfer to Easy Company and served in the Company until discharged in 1945.įrom a wealthy and influential family, Webster could have arranged an officer's commission stateside, but he wanted to be a " grunt" and be able to see and document the war from a foxhole. Webster was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Eion Bailey.īorn in New York and educated at The Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, he volunteered for the elite paratroopers in 1943 before having a chance to finish his studies as an English literature major at Harvard University. During World War II he was a private with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division. Private First Class David Kenyon Webster (JSeptember 9, 1961) was an American soldier, journalist and author. Web, Einstein, Professor, Keen college boyĮasy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
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