--- title: "Army identifies soldier who died during basic training at Fort Jackson" description: "Army Pvt. Gabriel Perez, of Anchorage, Alaska, was “found deceased during training” on April 24 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina." date: "2025-05-09" modified: "2025-05-09" authors: - name: "Jeff Schogol" job_title: "Senior Pentagon Reporter" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-fort-jackson-identified/" categories: - "Army" - "Military Branches" - "News" tags: - "death" - "deceased" - "died" --- # Army identifies soldier who died during basic training at Fort Jackson ![Army Pvt. Gabriel Perez]() *Army Pvt. Gabriel Perez died on April 24, 2025, during basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Army photo.* A 22-year-old soldier who died [last month during basic training]() at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, has been identified as Pvt. Gabriel Perez, Army officials have announced. Perez, of Anchorage, Alaska, died on April 24 while assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, a Fort Jackson news release says. One of the Army’s main training sites, Fort Jackson announced last month that a basic combat training soldier had been “found deceased during training.” His unit held a 48-hour training stand down following his death. No further information was immediately available about Perez’s death, which is under investigation. “We extend our condolences during this difficult time to all who knew Pvt. Perez,” Fort Jackson’s commander, Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood said in a statement. “All available resources are being provided to his family and teammates, and we encourage anyone who is struggling to reach out for help.” Roughly 50% of all soldiers and about 60% of all women who enter the Army are trained at Fort Jackson, [according to the installation's website.]() Last spring, another soldier died at Fort Jackson while she was beginning basic training. [Pfc. Veronica L. Wynn]() became unresponsive during the “structured and disciplined pickup,” when trainees arrive at their unit to meet their drill sergeants and company leadership. ## The latest on Task & Purpose - **Commandant says Marines should have a say in whether they** [**change duty stations**]() - [**Space Force**]() **Special Operations Command is on its way** - **Army reverses course on** [**banning fun and games**]() **for soldiers in Kuwait** - **A meal card foul-up at Fort Johnson underscores a** [**bigger Army problem**]() - **Sailor** [**wins $7,500 settlement**]() **after his car was towed and auctioned off while deployed** ## Author Jeff Schogol is the former senior Pentagon reporter for Task & Purpose. He reported on both the Department of Defense as a whole and individual services, covering a variety of topics that include personnel, policy, military justice, deployments, and technology. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]() ## More - [Soldier dies during basic training at Fort Jackson]() - [Army trainee dies during basic combat training at Fort Jackson]() - [Soldier killed while on Fort Jackson rifle range identified]() - [‘He was our brother’ — Soldiers honor Army PFC who died during basic training]() - [Army trainee dies in basic training at Fort Jackson]() - [Meet the Fort Jackson trainees who overcame COVID-19 and graduated basic training]() - [Two Army drill sergeants died 8 days apart at Fort Jackson]() - [This Is What Privates Go Through During Army Basic Training]()