Jeremiah C. Kinchen

ANCHORAGE — A Marine attached to a San Antonio, Texas-based Marine Corps Reserve unit has died in combat in Iraq, according to the Pentagon.

Lance Cpl. Jeremiah C. Kinchen, 22, of Salcha, Alaska, died Monday in an explosion during combat in Anbar province in western Iraq.

The Marine Corps does not usually provide details on its combat casualties, citing security concerns.

The Defense Department says Kinchen was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s San Antonio-based 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, according to the Defense Department.

He previously had served in Iraq with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force.

Kinchen’s mother said her son was a reservist who did not hesitate to serve his country when asked to do so.

“Jeremiah was a great man. He loved...