David Kenyon Webster (June 2, 1922 - September 9 1961) was an American soldier, journalist and author. During WWII he fought with Easy Company of the 101st Airborne, featured in the book and TV series Band of Brothers.

Born in New York and educated at the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, he volunteered for the elite paratroopers before having a chance to finish his studies at Harvard University. He originally trained with "F" company before requesting a transfer to "E" company after the D-Day jump, and served in the company until discharged in 1946.

After the war, he went on to become a reporter with the Wall Street Journal and the L.A. Daily News . He was also interested in sharks, writing a book on the species, but was lost at sea off Santa Monica in 1961.

His memoirs, Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich were published in 1994.

Bibliography

• Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich ISBN 0385336497
• Myth and maneater: The story of the shark ISBN B0000CLJLJ

External Links

official website