Spc. Jason E. Ames, 21, of Cerulean in Western Kentucky, died Wednesday in Mosul.
Ames was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), based at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Ames' family declined to comment and referred calls to the Pentagon.
Col. Pamela Hart at Army Headquarters said no other information was immediately available about Ames' death.