COLUMBIA, Miss. » Schofield Barracks soldier Pfc. Christopher McCraw was buried yesterday following funeral services in Marion County.

The 23-year-old soldier from Columbia, Miss., was killed Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under attack.

He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the Good Conduct medals during funeral services at Woodlawn Pentecostal Church.

McCraw was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. He was the 11th member of the 25th Infantry Division's Stryker brigade to die in Iraq since the unit was sent there last November on a 15-month combat tour.