HONOLULU — The Pentagon says a Hawaii-based soldier has died of non-combat injuries in Iraq.
Pfc. Juctin R. P. McDaniel of Andover, N.H., died Dec. 17 in Baghdad. He sustained the injuries in what the military is calling a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq.
The 19-year-old’s work specialty was repairing power generation equipment.
He deployed to Iraq last month.
The Pentagon says the circumstances of the incident are under investigation.
McDaniel was a member of the 524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 45th Sustainment Brigade, at the 8th Theater Sustainment Command at Fort...