JACKSON, Miss. — Hawai'i-based Army Pfc. Christopher A. McCraw, who died last week in Iraq, will be laid to rest Friday.

The 23-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier was killed Oct. 14 when he came under attack while on a patrol in Baghdad.

Family members said McCraw had a young son and planned to marry the child's mother when he returned from Iraq.

Visitation is set for 5-9 p.m. Thursday at Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia, Miss.

The funeral is planned for 10 a.m. Friday at Woodlawn Pentecostal Church.

Christopher McCraw was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks.