Third Reich, it presented Webster's first-hand account of life as an Airborne infantryman. His trained eye, honesty and writing skills helped give the book as well as the miniseries a color and tone not available in other G.I. diaries. An excerpt: "Since there was little traffic at night, no noncom stood here after dark. He posted his men and slept until time to wake up the relief. I usually left that job to someone reliable like Janovec, for with a gin party every night, I was seldom in condition to wake anybody else up." The Taft School established an award for excellence in writing in Webster's honor. See also List of people who disappeared at sea References Bibliography External links Official website "Fling Fever" by David Kenyon Webster, Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal 1922 births 1960s missing person cases 1961 deaths 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American memoirists United States Army personnel of World War II American male journalists Band of Brothers characters Harvard College alumni Journalists from New York City Missing person cases in California Taft School alumni United States Army soldiers Deaths by drowning in California People lost at sea Military personnel from New York (state)