A Schofield Barracks soldier was one of two soldiers who died of wounds from an improvised explosive device that exploded Dec. 4 in Mosul, Iraq, the Pentagon announced today.

Killed was Staff Sgt. Solomon T. Sam, 31, of Majuro, Marshall Islands. He was assigned to the 523rd Engineer Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Also fatally injured was Sgt. John J. Savage, 26, of Weatherford, Texas. He was assigned to the 103rd Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Company, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.