Percy J. Webre

NAME: Percy J. Webre

ASN: 38495533

PLACE OF BIRTH:

DATE OF BIRTH: 1923

DATES OF SERVICE: 23 Jun 1943 - 31 Dec 1944

UNIT ASSIGNED: A CO 509th PIB

CAMPAIGNS: Ardennes-Alsace

AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

23 Jun 1943 - Enlisted at New Orleans, LA - NARA Enlistment Record

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER	38495533	38495533
NAME	WEBRE#PERCY#J###########	WEBRE#PERCY#J###########
RESIDENCE: STATE	88	LOUISIANA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY	071	ORLEANS
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT	8880	NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY	23	23
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH	06	06
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR	43	43
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION	PVT#	Private
GRADE: CODE	8	Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION	NO#	No branch assignment
BRANCH: CODE	02	No branch assignment
FIELD USE AS DESIRED	#	#
TERM OF ENLISTMENT	5	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY	###	###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL	0	Civil Life
NATIVITY	88	LOUISIANA
YEAR OF BIRTH	23	23
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP	1	White, citizen
EDUCATION	0	Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION	527	Skilled painters, construction and maintenance
MARITAL STATUS	6	Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY	7	Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER	#	#
BOX NUMBER	1342	1342
FILM REEL NUMBER	6.108	6.108

28 Dec 44 - "0930 hrs. Town just about cleared. Have taken about 35 PWs. Have killed at least 60 enemy. Our casualties were: Sgt. Steve D. Justice and Pfc. Carroll E. Herndon, KIA; Pvt. Henry W. Wampler, Percy J. Webre, Tony D. Baltazar, David G. Ayers, WIA." - A Co Journal

Died somewhere near the Salm river in Belgium. Just North-West of Rochelinval. The 509 covered the flanks of the 517th PIR and the 551 PIB at that time.

31 Dec 1944 - Killed in Action, Pvt. Percy J.Webre 38495533 509th PIB New Orleans, LA, Buried in Plot G Row 2 Grave 64 at the Henri-Chapelle American Military Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, Awarded the Purple Heart Medal, listed on page 391 in the book "Stand in the Door" by Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart

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