Williams, Jesse Lawrence
In BALAD, IRAQ on April 8, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Williams, Jesse Lawrence of SANTA ROSA, CA, 25, serving with COMPANY B, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From SANTA ROSA, CA, SSG Williams, Jesse Lawrence, serving with COMPANY B, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA, was 25 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on April 8, 2007 in BALAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Williams, Jesse Lawrence was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of COMPANY B, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Williams, Jesse Lawrence was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.