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Name Of Soldier Killed In Ft. Campbell Accident Released

Posted at 6:24 AM, Aug 04, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-04 06:24:15-04

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (LEX 18)– New details are being released on the soldier killed in a training accident this week at Fort Campbell.

The 101st Airborne Division says Private Second Class Jeremy Wells, 19, of Georgia, was conducting weapons training at a small arms range when the accident happened.

Wells was a

The division says the accident is under investigation, but did not release specifics about wells’ injuries.

He was treated at the scene and then taken to a local army hospital where he later died.