A US Army Special Forces sergeant from Norton died in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday from wounds he suffered in ­Afghanistan.

Master Sergeant Gregory R. Trent, 38, was injured on July 31 when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire, according to the Department of Defense. The agency said Trent was in the area of Shindand, ­Afghanistan, with Company B, Fourth Battalion, Third Special Forces Group (Airborne). The company is based out of Fort Bragg, N.C.