FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW)- A 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldier died May 10 from injuries sustained during a live-fire training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La.
Fort Campbell Public Affairs announced Thursday that the soldier has been identified as Pfc. Victor J. Stanfill, an infantryman with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, “Rakkasans,” 19, was pronounced dead at approximately 11:08 a.m. at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital on Fort Polk.
A native of Fulton, Md., Stanfill enlisted into the U.S. Army Sept. 22, 2015, completing one-station unit training at Fort Benning, Ga., as an infantryman. After graduating from training, he was assigned as an infantryman in Co. A, 2nd Bn., 506th Inf. Regt., in Jan. 2016.
His awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War of Terrorism Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.
The accident is currently under investigation. A Centralized Accident Investigation team from the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC), headquartered at Fort Rucker, Ala., deployed to Fort Polk, La., to lead the investigation of the incident that occurred May 10.
Fort Campbell said the USACRC does not release any information concerning accident causes, analysis or internal recommendations due to limitations set forth by Department of Defense instructions and Army regulations.