The US Marine Corps (USMC) has identified a student of the US Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia who died earlier this month as 24-year-old Sgt. Jaen Deshun Davis.
According to USMC officials, he was found unresponsive in his vehicle on Sept 2 and was later pronounced dead at the scene, a Marine Corps news release said.
No further information was provided about the cause of Davis's death as the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is looking into the matter.
Davis's death is the latest of a string of tragedies within the Corps.
In July, three Marines were found dead inside their vehicle outside Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, from what local police say was carbon monoxide poisoning. Last month, LCpl. Joseph Whaley was killed during nighttime live-fire training at Camp Pendleton, California.
Two Marine aviation accidents also occurred in August, one involving a single-seater F/A-18 Hornet in California, and the other was a V-22 Osprey carrying multiple personnel in a military exercise in Australia. Four Marines were killed in those incidents.
As a result, the Osprey crash triggered the implementation of a service-wide safety review which was originally scheduled at a later date.
Who was Sgt. Davis?
According to the USMC, Davis, attached to the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, a reserve unit based in Selfridge, Michigan, was participating in enlisted professional military education at the Marine Corps University at the time of his death. He was also a member of the active-duty, inspector-instructor staff assigned to his unit.
He previously served with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the 1st Marine Logistics Group at Camp Pendleton.
At the time of his death, Davis was awarded with the Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal, among other military awards.
"His family, loved ones, and peers have our deepest sympathies as we continue to provide support during this difficult time," the Marine Corps statement concluded.
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