Second Lieutenant Webb, James H. USMC Bronze Star Medal The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the BRONZE STAR MEDAL to SECOND LIEUTENANT JAMES H. WEBB, JR. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE For service as set forth in the following CITATION: “For heroic achievement in connection with combat operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam while serving as a Platoon Commander with Company D, First Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division. On 20 April 1969, Second Lieutenant Webb was leading a sixteen-man patrol along a rice paddy dike into the village of La Thap in Quang Nam Province when the Marines came under small arms and machine gun fire from a well-concealed and numerically superior hostile force. In the initial burst of fire, the Marine immediately ahead of Second Lieutenant Webb was seriously wounded and fell off the paddy dike onto the side exposed to enemy fire. Reacting instantly, Second Lieutenant Webb unhesitatingly ran across the fire-swept terrain from one man to another, shouting directions and deploying them into advantageous positions from which to return fire upon the hostile soldiers. Then fearlessly crawling over to the exposed side of the dike, he pulled the casualty back to relative safety and administered first aid until a corpsman arrived. Subsequently requesting and directing Marine artillery fire upon the enemy, he also arranged for the evacuation of the casualty. His heroic and timely actions inspired all who observed him and were responsible for saving the life of a wounded Marine. Second Lieutenant Webb's courage, bold leadership and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of great personal danger were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service.” The Combat Distinguishing Device is authorized.