Staff Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Philadelphia Native Killed In Jordan Drone Attack, To Be Buried In Georgia

CBS Philadelphia

February 13, 2024

ATLANTA — The first of three funeral services for the Army Reserve soldiers killed during a drone attack in Jordan last month is set to get underway Tuesday.

Staff Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, of Willingboro, New Jersey, will be buried at the Georgia National Cemetery for military veterans following a service at a Baptist church in Carrolton, which is west of Atlanta.

Rivers, who was posthumously promoted to Staff Sergeant by the U.S. Army Reserve after his death last month, grew up in Philadelphia and is survived by his wife and son. The 46-year-old reservist served in uniform for more than a decade after enlisting as an electrician.

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