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Staff Sgt. Zachary Melton, 30, a drill sergeant with 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, was found Saturday in his vehicle on the installation after he didn't report to work. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Staff Sgt. Zachary L. Melton, 30, was found dead Saturday inside his vehicle at Fort Jackson after failing to report to work, U.S. Army officials said.
US Staff Sgt. Zachary Melton was found dead in his car on Saturday at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. His death is the death in just 10 days after US Staff Sgt. Allen M. Burtram was found dead in his car.
The Army serviceman was found unresponsive in his car after failing to report for work. He is the second Fort Jackson drill sergeant to die this month.
Fort Jackson officials are reporting that another drill sergeant was found dead on the installation Saturday.