Willard M. Webster
Home Town: New York, NY
Status: KIA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 70, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Willard M. Webster, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. Lieutenant Webster received a painful wound in the face shortly after leading his company to the attack, but he refused to be evacuated until he suffered additional wounds, which eventually caused his death.