Joseph M. Webb

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Awarded for military service for service within the European-African-MiddleEastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

Note 1: The death location, "Near Brest, France" is based on the best information available at this time. In the case of PVT Joseph Webb, this location was not verified by eyewitness statement or official U.S. Army After Action Report. This location was estimated based on:

A. FindAGrave.com image of the original "Application For Headstone or Marker" indicates his assigned unit was "Company A, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division".

B. The 29th Infantry Division historical records indicate that the division took part in the assault on the city of Brest France which lasted from 25 August until 18 September 1944.

C. A Casualty Code of "DOW - Died of Wounds, Army personnel who were wounded in action and later died of those wounds." This would indicate that a wounded Soldier had received some level of treatment from medical personnel before death.

D. There are no military records currently available that corroborate how long PVT Webb survived after being wounded in action. Based on this unknown information, a span of days or weeks could significantly change the estimated location of his death.

Anyone with a more specific location is welcomed and encouraged to submit an email to: ww2updates@withmilitaryhonors.com.

The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
 Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - See Note 2

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