Army Sergeant Eugene Williams

Army Sergeant Eugene Williams, 24, of Highland, NY was assigned to the 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, of Fort Stewart, Georgia. On March 29, 2003, a taxicab pulled up to a roadside checkpoint and detonated a bomb killing SGT Williams and three other soldiers near Najaf, Iraq.

SGT Williams joined the Army right after he graduated from high school. His first duty station was Schofield Barracks, Hawaii where he met and married his wife. In 2002, they were transferred to Fort Stewart, Georgia, and 6 months later he was deployed to Kuwait. SGT Williams was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart for his selfless service to his country.

SGT Williams was a kind and loving husband and father. His former football coach remembered him as “a good student and a dedicated and loyal football player.” He loved basketball, movies, cooking and singing R&B music with his brothers, and he hoped to record a musical demonstration tape after returning home.

SGT Williams was survived by his wife and two daughters. His second daughter was born three months after his death.