Soldier with Mo. ties killed in Iraq

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — A Fort Campbell soldier with Missouri ties died this week in Iraq from injuries suffered after his vehicle hit an improved explosive device.

Sgt. Adam J. Kohlhaas, 26, who enlisted in Missouri but was from Kentucky, died Monday in Bayji, Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said Wednesday. He was formerly of Perryville, Mo.

He was assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.

Kohlhaas joined the Army nearly six years ago and had been at Fort Campbell since 2002.

He is survived by his wife, Rebecca, of Bowling Green, Ky.; his daughter, Londyn Nelson of St. Peters, Mo., and his father, Henry Kohlhaas of Cadiz, Ky.