Combat engineer dies at Fort Hood

A Fort Hood soldier has died after being transported from his barracks to a medical center on post, according to an Army news release on Friday.

Sgt. Daniel William Wildeman, 40, of Panama City, Florida, was taken to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas, and pronounced dead.

The circumstances surrounding his death are under investigation by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command.

Wildeman, a combat engineer, had been assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division since April 2015, according to the release. He entered active-duty service in July 2008.

He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from July 2009 to July 2010 and from June 2012 to February 2013.

Wildeman's awards include two Army Commendation Medals and five Army Achievement Medals.

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