Williams, Keith Michael
Male
Verified COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CARSON, CO, ARMY ? PFC Williams, Keith Michael (VISALIA, CA), age 19, ? died in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN on July 24, 2014. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Williams, Keith Michael was 19 and from VISALIA, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CARSON, CO as PFC. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.
The date recorded for his death: July 24, 2014. Location: KANDAHAR, 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 ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Williams, Keith Michael 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.
