US PARAS 2 Webb, Donald

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Webb​

• FORENAME

Donald​

• UNIT

502 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company B,2 Bn)​

• RANK

Sergeant​

• NUMBER

15692258​

• DATE OF DEATH

16th January 1966​

• AGE

23​

• GRAVESITE

Smith Cemetery,Sidney,Wayne County,West Virginia​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Genoa,West Virginia​

born 16.11.1942 Wayne County,West Virginia​

son of Claude and Alice (nee Holland) Webb​

single​

graduated Wayne High School 1963​

2 years service​

award Soldier's Medal​

accidental homicide (non hostile) South Vietnam​

On January 16, 1966, Donald Webb, who was then an Army sergeant and serving in South Vietnam, was taking part in a unit movement over rough terrain when he was wounded by the accidental discharge of the weapon belonging to the individual behind him. He died of the wounds received in the incident. ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 04E Line 76​

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