Name:
William Elkins Ketchens
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
Serial Number:
Unit:
1st Ranger Battalion
Date of Death:
1996-10-25
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL
Plot:
ME
Row:
O
Grave:
34
Decoration:
Purple Heart w/OLC
Comments:
Born in Norfolk, Virginia on 8 August 1923. Served with the First Special Service Force (a forerunner of Army Special Forces) during the Invasion of Southern France. After the war he served for 33 years as a border patrol agent. He died on 25 Oct 96 in Palm Beach County, FL.