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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1085 

Honoring the service and accomplishments of Major General Joseph G. Webb, 

Jr., United States Army. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2006 

Mr. BUYER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the service and accomplishments of Major General 

Joseph G. Webb, Jr., United States Army. 

Whereas Major General Joseph G. Webb, Jr., United States 

Army, was born on December 18, 1945, in Lake City, 

South Carolina; 

Whereas Major General Webb graduated from Furman University, South Carolina, in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree 

in science; 

Whereas Major General Webb graduated from the Medical 

University of South Carolina in 1971 with a doctoral degree in dental medicine; 

Whereas Major General Webb graduated from the George 

Washington University in 1978 with a master of science 

in special studies degree; 


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Whereas Major General Webb completed oral pathology residency at the United States Army Institute of Dental Research and Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in 

Washington, D.C.; 

Whereas Major General Webb was the class president and 

honor graduate of the Army Command and General Staff 

College; 

Whereas Major General Webb is a graduate of the Army War 

College; 

Whereas following Major General Webb’s entry into the Army 

Dental Corps, he held various command, staff, teaching, 

and research positions, to include Chief of Oral Medicine 

at Fort Meade, Maryland; Staff Pathologist, United 

States Army Institute of Dental Research, Washington, 

D.C.; Chief of Oral Pathology and Medicine and mentor 

in the General Dentistry Residency program, Fort Ord, 

California; Inspector General (Dental) and Staff Resident, Headquarters, 7th Medical Command, Heidelberg, 

Germany; Special Assistant, Assistant Division Commander, 8th Infantry Division, Baumholder Germany; 

Commander, 766th Medical Detachment, Baumholder, 

Germany; Commander, United States Army Dental Activity, Alaska; and Dental Consultant to the Army Surgeon General; 

Whereas Major General Webb served as Senior Dental Corps 

Staff Officer, Office of The Surgeon General; Commander, United States Army Dental Command; and Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Surgeon General for 

Force Sustainment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; 

Whereas Major General Webb was Commanding General, Pacific Regional Medical Command; Commanding General, 


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Tripler Army Medical Center; Command Surgeon, United 

States Army Pacific; Lead Agent, Tricare Region 12; Director of Health Services, United States Army Hawaii; 

Regional Coordinator for Tripler Army Health Services 

Region; PROFIS Commander, 18th MEDCOM; and 

Chief of the Army Dental Corps; 

Whereas Major General Webb is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, and a 

Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine; 

Whereas Major General Webb holds the Surgeon General’s 

‘‘A’’ professional proficiency designator, and is a member 

of the Order of Military Medical Merit; 

Whereas Major General Webb’s military awards include the 

Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with 4 

oak leaf clusters), the Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 

oak leaf clusters), the Army Commendation Medal, the 

Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service 

Medal with 2 stars, the Army Service Ribbon and 4 Overseas Service Ribbons; 

Whereas Major General Webb’s contributions to dental 

wellness and commitment to excellence in the armed 

forces are now recognized as the standard; 

Whereas Major General Webb was instrumental in the development and implementation of a program that in 1996 

confronted significant recruiting and retention compromises in the Dental Corps of the Armed Forces that 

otherwise would have had a detrimental impact on the 

dental health of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines; 

Whereas Major General Webb’s commitment to medical research commands the Nation’s highest respect and gratitude; and 


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Whereas Major General Webb was selected to serve as the 

Army Deputy Surgeon General and Chief of Staff, 

United States Army Medical Command in July of 2004: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors Major General Joseph Webb, Jr., for 

3 his service of over 39 years on the occasion of his 

4 retirement from the United States Army effective 

5 December 31, 2006; 

6 (2) commends Major General Joseph Webb, Jr., 

7 for his dedication and commitment to excellence in 

8 the field of medicine and medical research; and 

9 (3) recognizes Major General Joseph Webb, Jr., 

10 as a soldier, clinician, and commander, for dis11 playing throughout his distinguished military service, 

12 the highest levels of leadership, professional com13 petence, integrity, and moral courage. 

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