An 82nd Airborne Paratrooper was found dead Thursday morning, according to a news release from the 82nd Airborne Division on Fort Bragg.
Pfc. Connor T. Brown, 19, of Chesterton, Indiana, was an Infantry paratrooper, the release said, with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
"Connor Brown was among the young men and women who volunteered to serve his nation in a time of war, and for that we are forever grateful," said Lt. Col. Robert McChrystal, commander of the 1st Battalion, 508th PIR. "We now turn our attention to his family in their time of need."
Brown, the release said, joined the Army in June, 2016, and completed Basic Combat Training, Advanced Individual Training and Airborne School before being assigned to Fort Bragg.
The soldier's death, according to the release, is under investigation.