U.S. Army Capt. Jason B. Jones

U.S. Army Capt. Jason B. Jones

(Courtesy photo)

UPDATE: Army captain from Pennsylvania killed in Afghanistan 'loved by everybody'

The Department of Defense says a U.S. Army captain from Pennsylvania's Schuylkill County has died in Afghanistan.

Officials said today that 29-year-old Capt. Jason B. Jones, of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, died Monday in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, of wounds suffered from small arms.

He was based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

A statement said the incident is under investigation.

Jones was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg.

This was Jones' second deployment overseas, the Army said.

He commissioned as 2nd lieutenant in the Army in August 2007. Upon completion of Basic Infantry Officer Course and Ranger School, he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He then deployed to Iraq, where he served as a platoon leader, company executive officer and battalion air operations officer.

Jones deployed in Afghanistan in April.

He is survived by his wife, parents and a sister.