What:

Dedication ceremony for the Corporal Jeffrey Allen Williams Post Office Building.

When:

Saturday, June 8, 2019 – 3:00 p.m.

Where:

Warrenville Post Office
3s101 Rockwell Street
Warrenville IL 60555

Who:

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, U.S. Representative, 14th District  
Pat Quinn, Former Governor, Illinois
Tangela Bush, Central IL District Manager, U.S. Postal Service
Johnny Morris, Marketing Manager, U.S. Postal Service
Marcella Brandt, Postmaster, U.S. Postal Service
Staff Sergeant Van, Battalion Member, U.S. Army
Dona Smith, Winfield Township Supervisor
Larry Spiro, Pastor, Main Baptist Church

Background:

Corporal Jeffrey Allen Williams was born in Kansas City, Kansas on February 23, 1985. His family moved to California, then Maryland, before finally settling in Warrenville, IL. He was an active, compassionate, and gregarious member of the community as well as an honor roll student and member of the football, basketball, wrestling, and track teams.

Cpl. Williams’ Army career began in June 2003 as Medical Specialist. He was assigned to Fort Carson in January 2004 to Medical Troop, Support Squadron of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment. He was deployed to Iraq in February of 2005 and assigned as a medic for the Regimental Commander’s Personal Security Detachment. His final mission was September 5th that year.

For his service and valor, he received the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, The Army Commendation Medal, The Iraqi Campaign Medal, The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Army Service Ribbon, and The Combat Medic Badge.

Cpl. Williams is remembered by his troop as being a dedicated, tough, and disciplined medic who always put others before himself. To his friends and family, he will be remembered as the person we wish we could be on our best days and the person we wish we had on our worst days. 

On November 15, 2017, H.R. Bill 4407 to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3s101 Rockwell Street in Warrenville, Illinois, as the Corporal Jeffery Allen Williams Post Office Building was introduced by Congressman Randy Hultgren. It was signed into law in December 14, 2018, by the President of the United States on the same day.

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