Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 27 February, 2010
Unit: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Corinth, Miss.
Staff Sgt. William S. Ricketts, 27, of Corinth, Miss., died Feb 27 at Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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