The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Schofield Barracks soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. Jeremiah C. Hughes, 26, of Jacksonville, Fla., died April 9 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a noncombat-related incident in Abu Gharab. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Stryker), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawai'i.

The incident is under investigation.