Sgt. Jorden Thomas Williams, 25, of the North Pole, Alaska, passed away on 1/2/19 while stationed at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Jorden, a military working dog handler with the 549th Military Working Dog Detachment, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Fort Wainwright, joined the Army from Cambridge, Ohio, in December 2013. He was assigned to Fort Wainwright in November 2014 and had deployed to Qatar from September 2015 to May 2016 and to Afghanistan from June 2017 to February 2018. His awards included the Army Commendation Medal with “C” device to denote which was awarded for his actions in a combat situation, two Army Commendation Medals, a Good Conduct Medal, a Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, a NATO Medal and a Combat Action Badge. He is survived by his wife Christie (Dickinson) Williams whom he married June 28, 2018 and his K9 partner TTebow. Memorial contributions may be made to: Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office, F.O.P Lodge #136 Canine Fund, 601 Southgate Parkway, Cambridge, Ohio 43725 or the Jerry Dragosin F.O.P. Lodge #10, K-9 Fund, 814 Wheeling Ave., Cambridge, Ohio 43725.
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