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David Kenyon Webster (2 June 1922 – disappeared 9 September 1961, presumed dead) [1] was an American soldier, journalist, and author. During World War II he was a private with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division.
14 Jun 2023 · David Webster was a Harvard graduate who joined the Easy Company in WWII and wrote about his experiences. He later became a reporter, a sailor, and an author of a book on sharks, but he disappeared at sea in 1961.
14 Ogo 2021 · David Webster was a Harvard graduate, a decorated paratrooper, and a writer who survived World War II. He died in 1961 at sea, after publishing a book on sharks and his memoir of Easy Company.
1 Apr 1994 · Offering a remarkable snapshot of what it was like to enter Germany in the last days of World War II, Webster presents a vivid, varied cast of young paratroopers from all walks of life, and unforgettable glimpses of enemy soldiers and hapless civilians caught up in the melee.
Learn about David Kenyon Webster, a Harvard dropout who became a paratrooper and wrote a memoir of his experiences in D-Day and the Third Reich. His book was used by Stephen Ambrose for Band of Brothers and HBO's miniseries.
Private First Class David Kenyon Webster was an American soldier, journalist, and author. He was originally trained in Fox Company but then requested to transfer in Easy Company 506th Regiment of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division during World War II after D-Day.
And as they sheepishly passed this hunk of a man, going to the end of their war, the first platoon again moved forward. A Brief Biography of David Kenyon Webster, Author of Parachute Infantry. Born June 2, 1922 in New York, New York. 1937-1940, Attended the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut.
