(Des Moines)– The war in Iraq has claimed the life of a northwest Iowa soldier.
The Iowa National Guard says 20-year-old Specialist Daryl Davis of Spencer was killed Monday in a motor vehicle accident in Iraq.
A truck driver, Davis was acting as a gunner as he traveled from Camp Taji to a logistical support area in Adder, Iraq.
Iowa National Guard officials say the mishap took place around 1:20 p.m. Monday Iraqi time.
Davis was a former member of the 2168th Transportation Company of the Iowa National Guard based in Sheldon. He transferred to the Florida National Guard’s 144th Transportation Company in the last year and was mobilized in February.
Davis was a 2002 graduate of Spencer High School.
