Marines from the 1st Battalion 24th Marines prepare to depart their home station of Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., on Aug. 4, 2015. (Master Sgt. David Kujawa/ U.S. Air Force)
WASHINGTON – The Marine who was found dead last weekend at a base in northern Virginia was identified as Sgt. Jaen Deshun Davis, 24, Marine officials said Thursday.
Davis, assigned to a reserve unit, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, in Selfridge, Mich., was found inside his vehicle on Saturday at Marine Corps Base Quantico, where he was attending a course at the Marine Corps University, a Marine statement said.
No cause of death was released.
Before joining the Michigan unit, Davis was assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and 1st Marine Logistics Group at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, near San Diego..
The Marine Corps said Davis had earned several decorations, including the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.
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