SGT Harold Ball

SGT Harold Ball

Dates of Service: May 1998 - Jul 2007
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  • PVT
  • PV2 May 98
  • PFC Mar 00
  • SPC Jun 02
  • SGT Jan 05

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Bio 

53yrs old. Father of 3, 2 boys & 1 girl. Grandfather to 12. Married to my high school sweetheart. Veteran of O.I.F.3. Served in Ramadi, Iraq from 05-06

Military Experiences

Jun 1996 - Oct 2006
861st EN Co
Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
Maintain wheeled vehicles, their associated trailers, and material handling equipment systems Inspecting, servicing, maintaining, repairing, replacement, adjusting and testing of wheeled vehicles and material handling equipment systems, subsystems and components Service automotive electrical systems including the wiring harness, and starting and charging systems Perform wheeled vehicle recovery operations
Jan 2005 - Jul 2006
Combat Engineer
Tasked with keeping MSR Mobile clear of IEDs and anything else that may be a threat to our patrol area. Checking on our OPs Our unit was responsible for the capture of 19 HVTs Our unit only had 4 WIA, No KIA.

Deployments

(6 months)
Jan 2006 - Jun 2006
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Reclassified and trained as a 12B ( Combat Engineer ) @ Camp Crowder MS. in 2005 & deployed to Ramadi, Iraq. We primarily did Route Clearance on MSR Mobile & some foot patrols.

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Jan 2005 - Feb 2005

Individual & Special Skill Schools
Foreign Language Skills

2005

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