Marine From Hawaii Found Dead At Camp Pendleton

Marine found dead in Pendleton barracks room
Marine Corps Times
Staff report
April 30, 2015

A Hawaii-based Marine attending an enlisted professional military education academy in California was pronounced dead Wednesday morning after he was found unresponsive in his barracks room.

The Corps is investigating the death of the Marine, who was assigned to Headquarters Battalion out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, according to a news release. He was temporarily assigned to Camp Pendleton, California, where he checked into the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Monday to attend the Advanced Career Course. read more here

UPDATE

Corps identifies Marine who died at Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps Times
Staff report
May 2, 2015

Corps officials have identified the Hawaii-based staff noncommissioned officer who died in California this week.

Gunnery Sgt. Eugene Jones, who was assigned to Headquarters Battalion at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, was pronounced dead on Wednesday after he was found unresponsive in his barracks room at Camp Pendleton, California. Jones had checked into the staff NCO academy at Pendleton Monday to attend an enlisted professional military education course.
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