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

Spc. Raphael S. Davis, 24, of Tutwiler, Miss., was killed Dec. 2 in Tampa, Iraq. Davis died of injuries suffered when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.

Davis was assigned to B Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, based in Calhoun City, Miss.

The incident is under investigation.