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First Name: Joel
Last Name: Westbrook
Birthplace: San Angelo, TX, USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Home of Record: San Angelo, TX |
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Middle Name: W.
Date of Birth: 19 June 1916
Date of Death: 28 March 1996
Rank: Captain
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Joel Whitsitt Westbrook
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Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945)
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Biography:
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Joel Whitsitt Westbrook
Captain, U. S. Army
Silver Star
Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 232 (1944)
Captain Joel W. Westbrook, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 36th Infantry Division during World War II.
The War Department made a press release about the awarded Silver Star in SIS press release B-154.
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Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 6/26/2025.
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Honoree ID: 338662 |
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