Ricketts, William Seth
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Verified From CORINTH, MS, SSG Ricketts, William Seth served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, and died on February 27, 2010 in BALA MURGAB, AFGHANISTAN. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.
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Ricketts, William Seth of CORINTH, MS, 27 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
The date recorded for his death: February 27, 2010. Location: BALA MURGAB, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
The members of COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Ricketts, William Seth was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
