A 24-year-old paratrooper assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was killed in an off-post vehicle crash Saturday evening, according to a Monday release from the Army.
Pfc. Jeremiah Holmes, a cannon crew member who had been with B Battery, 1st Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, died in a collision with an automobile while riding his motorcycle, the release said.
The Fayetteville Police Department is investigating Holmes' death.
"Private First Class Jeremiah Holmes was among the small group of Americans who volunteered to take up arms for our nation in a time of war," battalion commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey Munn said in the release. "He was well liked by his peers and respected throughout the organization. Just two weeks ago, we celebrated his promotion to private first class in front of his fellow paratroopers, and he was thriving as a Loyalty paratrooper."
Holmes joined the Army last April and had been at Fort Bragg since August, according to the Army.
He was posthumously awarded an Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal and Good Conduct Medal, the release said.
Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.
